Drill Results Confirm Gold Continuity at Sugarloaf Peak, Boost for Local Economy

Arizona Metals Corp reported that the first round of assays from its 2025 reverse circulation program at Sugarloaf Peak returned mineralization in every one of nine assayed holes to date, with continuity traced over an area of about 900 meters along strike and 800 meters across the deposit. Notable intercepts include hole SP 25 09 at 195.1 meters grading 0.31 grams per tonne gold, including 25.9 meters at 0.61 grams per tonne. Other highlighted holes were SP 25 11 at 109.7 meters at 0.31 grams per tonne including 16.8 meters at 0.49 grams per tonne, SP 25 05 at 134.1 meters at 0.29 grams per tonne and 70.1 meters at 0.32 grams per tonne, and SP 25 12 at 73.2 meters at 0.27 grams per tonne and 41.1 meters at 0.30 grams per tonne.

The company reported that several holes extended mineralization 40 to 75 meters below earlier drilling, and that assays for additional holes remain pending. Total drilling associated with the program amounts to thousands of meters across multiple targets in Arizona, and the company reiterated plans for further resource definition and technical studies on nearby projects as part of a path toward formal resource and economic evaluation.

For local residents the immediate implication is expanded exploration activity near Quartzsite and Sugarloaf Peak, which can bring short term contracting, drilling jobs and increased demand for local services. In the medium term continuity of mineralization over hundreds of meters increases the probability that a defined resource could support bulk tonnage extraction methods, subject to metallurgy, haulage and processing economics. The reported grades around 0.27 to 0.31 grams per tonne over long intervals are modest by high grade standards, but are within ranges that can be economically viable for open pit projects when scale and recovery are favorable.

County officials and residents will follow subsequent assays, metallurgical testing and the companys resource studies, as those steps determine whether permitting, water use planning and infrastructure needs become pressing. The results also feed investor and regional mining industry interest in Arizona, where persistent exploration activity reflects broader long term trends toward securing domestic mineral supply and responding to gold market dynamics.