Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 27, 2026) – Arya Resources Ltd. (TSXV: RBZ) (“Arya” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a significant new gold discovery at its Wedge Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge Gold Belt, following the receipt of preliminary high-grade assay results from drill hole AR26-16. The Company previously reported a broad interval of sulphidized iron formation from the drill hole on March 2, 2026. The Company has officially named this high-priority area the Triplet Zone.
Preliminary Assay Highlights – Triplet Zone (Drill hole AR26-16)
The preliminary assay results confirm the potential for a major gold-bearing system within the newly discovered iron formation at depth:
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Drill hole AR26-16 returned two gold zones from a broad 35.45m interval of sulphide-bearing iron formation and altered dacite, grading:
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6.05 g/t Au over 10.85 m from 177.15 m – 188.00 m, including a 2.70 m interval grading 15.47 g/t Au from 178.3 m – 181 m.
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1.08 g/t Au over 6.25 m from 204.75 m – 211.00 m, including 2.50 g/t Au over 1.25 m
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Drill hole AR26-16 also returned two mineralized intervals from a series of gold-bearing quartz veins above the iron formation package, grading:
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These results are preliminary, and additional results from the 2026 winter drilling program at the Twin Zone remain pending.
CEO Commentary
“The assays from AR26-16 could be a major transformation for the Wedge Lake Project,” stated Rasool Mohammad, CEO of Arya Resources. “By naming this the Triplet Zone, we are recognizing a major new gold discovery that was previously unknown at depth. Intersecting a broad 35-metre mineralized envelope validates our objective to find broader and more intensely altered systems.”
Peter Deacon, Director of Arya Resources, commented, “We are very excited to find this new discovery on our first drill hole at deeper depths. This new zone shows a lot of potential, and we look forward to continuing our fully-funded drilling program.”
Geological Discussion
The Triplet Zone discovery resulted from a 25 m step-out drill hole designed to test the down-dip extension of known quartz veining in AR25-10. The hole intersected multiple quartz-vein intervals followed by an unexpected broad interval of sulphide-bearing iron formation characterized by disseminated-to-semi-massive sulphides, strong silicification, and sericite and chlorite alteration. These geological characteristics are similar to the Twin Zone located 1,000 m to the east. It is currently interpreted that the quartz vein hosted mineralization at the T-6 Zone may sit stratigraphically above the western limb of the folded iron formation. This may suggest that the two mineralization styles are related and also highlights the strong exploration potential that exists to expand the footprint of the gold mineralization from both areas along the limb of the iron formation with additional step-out drilling. See March 17, 2026, News Release. View Maps below. For core pictures, visit the Gallery at https://aryaresources.com/wedgelakegallery
The Company notes that these are preliminary assay results from the 2026 winter program. Additional results are pending from the drilling at the Twin Zone and will be released as they are received and verified. See Plan Map and Schematic Long Section (looking North) below:
