Arras Minerals (ARK.V) released the final drill results from its 2025 Elemes drill program in Kazakhstan a few weeks ago. The best result was a 52.4 meter interval carrying 2.11% copper-equivalent (consisting of 0.58% copper and 1.49 g/t gold) within a thicker interval of 446 meters containing 0.45% copper-equivalent (0.13% copper and 0.31 g/t gold) starting at a depth of 160 meters. The higher grade interval started at a depth of 168 meters. The hole was targeting the continuation of the porphyry mineralization towards the south.
The final hole of the drill program, EL25028 was drilled at Berezski Central and encountered 135 meters of 0.43% copper-equivalent (0.19% copper and 0.21 g/t gold). This hole extended the mineralization at Berezski Central a further 200 meters to the northwest, and the Central target now measures 750 meters by 500 meters as other holes drilled at Central also encountered mineralization (but at a lower grade than the headline results).
The high-grade interval encountered in hole 27 confirms the previously intersected higher grade mineralization on that part of the property, with hole EL25014A previously intersecting almost 120 meters of 1.38% copper-equivalent (0.36% copper and 0.91 g/t gold with some silver).
Both porphyry centers remain open in most directions, and the company will have four drill rigs on site this month.
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