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Drill Results

Arya Resources Intersects 21.59 g/t Au over 5.84 M Including 30.45 g/t Au over 4.06 M at Wedge Lake Gold Project, Saskatchewan

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Executive Summary

On October 20, 2025, Arya Resources announced high-grade gold assay results from its maiden diamond drill program at the Wedge Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan. The trading of the company's stock was halted pending this news.

The highlight of the release was drill hole AR25-010, which intersected 21.59 g/t Au over 5.84 metres, including a higher-grade sub-interval of 30.45 g/t Au over 4.06 metres.

Other notable intersections from the T-6 Zone include: * AR25-003: 24.46 g/t Au over 1.80 metres * AR25-005: 35.28 g/t Au over 1.20 metres * AR25-001: 10.77 g/t Au over 2.21 metres

The CEO, Rasool Mohammad, stated that visible gold has been confirmed in multiple holes and that the consistency of mineralization is encouraging, warranting an expansion of the program.

Material Impact

This news is materially positive for Arya Resources. After a series of news releases in September 2025 announcing the intersection of "visible gold," these assays provide the quantitative proof the market was anticipating. The results, particularly the headline intercept in hole AR25-010 (21.59 g/t over 5.84 m), are high-grade and have significant width, confirming the T-6 Zone as a high-priority target with discovery potential.

Progression of News & Projections: * March-July 2025: The company successfully recapitalized through several financing rounds after facing a dire financial situation (shareholders' deficiency of $187k as of Jan 31, 2025). This was critical to funding exploration. * August 26, 2025: Drilling commenced at Wedge Lake, shifting focus from the previously drilled Dunlop Ni-Cu project. * September 2 & 16, 2025: The company reported visible gold in multiple drill holes. This built significant market anticipation, causing the stock to rally from ~$0.10 to a high of $0.36. * September 22, 2025: Buoyed by the visual results, management announced plans to double the drill program and raise an additional $1.2 million at significantly higher prices ($0.30 and $0.40). * October 20, 2025 (Current News): These assay results deliver on the promise of the "visible gold" releases. The high grades validate management's decision to expand the program and seek further financing. This news significantly de-risks the project from a geological perspective and provides a strong foundation for future exploration.

For a company with an ~$11.6 million market capitalization prior to this news, confirming a high-grade gold discovery is a transformative event. It improves the company's ability to raise capital and advances the project significantly. While it's still very early stage, these results exceed expectations for a maiden drill program.

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Company Overview

Arya Resources Ltd. is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company focused on projects in Saskatchewan. While it holds a portfolio including the Dunlop nickel-copper-cobalt project and other early-stage uranium and lithium claims, its undisputed flagship project is now the Wedge Lake Gold Project. This project is located in the La Ronge gold belt. The company is currently in the exploration and discovery phase, with the recent news marking the first assay results from its maiden drill program on the property.

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