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RNS Number : 0686N  East Star Resources PLC  17 June 2025

17 June 2025

 

East Star Resources Plc

 

("East Star" or the "Company")

 

Commenced Drilling in Kazakhstan East Region

 

East Star Resources Plc (LSE:EST), which is exploring for copper and gold in
Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at the first
of two high priority VMS copper targets in East Kazakhstan.

 

The first drill hole at Rulikha is targeting the northern most IP anomaly (in
the approximately 1,550m west to east and 1,040m north to south anomaly)
immediately north of the Rulikha Deposit. The anomaly starts from
approximately 100m below surface and is open at depth.

 

Upon completion of drilling at Rulikha, the rig will move to the Talovskoye
target.

 

Alex Walker, East Star CEO, commented:

 

"The preparation work has been done. We're now ready to find out if the
Rulikha Deposit continues to the north, creating another significant deposit
in the East Region. If successful, new discoveries will help with
underutilised regional infrastructure and falling employment due to mine life
depletion in this proud mining region of the world."

 

 Figure 1 Looking North towards Talovskoye at the Rulikha IP anomaly

 

VMS: Volcanogenic massive sulphide

IP: Induced polarisation

 

East Star Resources Plc

Alex Walker, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0234 (via Vigo Consulting)

 

SI Capital (Corporate Broker)

Nick Emerson

Tel: +44 (0)1483 413 500

 

Vigo Consulting (Investor Relations)

Ben Simons / Peter Jacob

Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0234

 

About East Star Resources Plc

 

East Star Resources is focused on the discovery and development of copper and
gold in Kazakhstan. East Star's management are based permanently on the
ground, supported by local expertise. The Company is pursuing three
exploration strategies:

 

·    Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) exploration, which to date
includes a deposit with a maiden JORC MRE of 20.3Mt @ 1.16% copper, 1.54% zinc
and 0.27% lead, in an infrastructure-rich region, amenable to a low capex
development

·    Copper porphyry and epithermal gold exploration, with multiple
opportunities for Tier 1 deposits, initially supported by an initial US$500k
grant from BHP Xplor in 2024

 

·    Sediment-hosted copper exploration with Getech where the initial
targeting strategy is at no cost to East Star.

 

Visit our website:

www.eaststarplc.com (http://www.eaststarplc.com)

 

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The person who arranged for the release of this announcement was Alex Walker,
CEO of the Company.

 

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