Arkle Resources PLC has completed an initial prospecting programme on its newly acquired Aughrim block of licences. The new block consists of four (4) prospecting licences centred around Aughrim, County Wicklow. The main target is lithium bearing pegmatites which have been located in contiguous ground to the west held by International Lithium Corp.

- Gengfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. Arkle geologists sampled ten priority target areas that were identified during earlier compilation work. The target areas selected included exposed granitic bodies that are part of the Leinster granite which is highly prospective for LCT (lithium, caesium, tantalum) pegmatites.

Visual observations by the team identified pegmatites. Fifty-nine (59) samples were collected and have now been received by ALS laboratories who will conduct analysis on them for lithium and other critical metals. The new block is also highly prospective for precious metals being contiguous to the Mine River block to the south and IMC Exploration Group's Avoca gold deposit to the east.

Numerous historical references to alluvial and bedrock gold were noted and these areas were inspected during this prospecting programme. As a result, eight samples will be assayed for gold.