Arika Resources Extends Thick High-Grade Gold Zones at Yundamindra

High-Grade Gold Hits Bolster Yundamindra Prospects

Arika Resources (ASX:ARI) has unveiled a series of impressive gold assay results from ongoing drilling at its Yundamindra Gold Project in Western Australia. The standout numbers include a 4-metre intercept grading 15.67 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and a blistering 1-metre sample at 35.96 g/t Au, both from the F1 structure within the Western Corridor's Landed at Last prospect.

These latest results extend the known high-grade mineralisation at multiple structures and confirm the continuity of ore zones to depths of at least 300 metres below surface. The drilling campaign is targeting a 2.5-kilometre strike length along the Landed at Last corridor, with step-out holes successfully hitting expected zones, such as hole 25AYRC178 which confirmed mineralisation continuity approximately 100 metres down-dip from previous intersections.

Strategic Focus on ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Corridor

Managing Director Justin Barton described the northern part of the Landed at Last corridor as the company’s “Yellow Brick Road,” highlighting the systematic approach to testing each identified structure. The recent assays stem from methodical reverse circulation (RC) drilling aimed at establishing the extent and grade continuity of gold mineralisation in fresh rock and near-surface oxide zones.

Notably, the 33-metre intercept at the hinge between the F1 and Landed at Last Main structures returned 1.12 g/t Au with higher-grade internal zones reaching 6.09 g/t Au from just 76 metres depth. The company’s focus remains on delineating a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, supported by the high-quality data emerging from this extensive drilling program.

Yundamindra’s Geological Setting and Regional Significance

Located 65 kilometres south-west of Laverton, Yundamindra sits within the prolific Laverton Greenstone Belt, a region that has produced over 28 million ounces of gold. It neighbours world-class mines such as Sunrise Dam and Wallaby, which contain 8 million and 7 million ounces of gold respectively. Arika’s project lies at the western margin of this belt, where complex granite-greenstone interactions create multiple structurally controlled gold lodes.

The mineralisation style is typical of orogenic shear-hosted deposits, with gold hosted in quartz reefs and shears near the contact between granodiorite plutons and greenstone sequences. The new drilling results confirm that mineralised zones remain open along strike and at depth, underscoring the potential for a substantial gold resource.

Pending Assays and Next Steps

While the current batch of assays is impressive, the company has assays pending for approximately 75 holes totalling around 10,000 metres. This pipeline of results is expected to fuel further excitement and provide a more complete picture of the project’s scale and grade distribution.

These developments follow Arika’s recent thick high-grade gold zones at Pennyweight Point, another key prospect within Yundamindra, which similarly reported robust intercepts earlier this year. Together, these findings reinforce the company’s strategy to build a large-scale gold footprint across multiple corridors within the project.

Arika is currently 80% owner of Yundamindra, with an agreement in place to move to 100% ownership, consolidating control over this promising asset. The company has paused drilling briefly to await assay results but plans to resume shortly to maintain momentum through the 2026 field season.