07:21 AM EST, 01/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Arras Minerals ( ARRKF ) said Thursday that it plans to expand its phase-two drill campaign at the Elemes project in Kazakhstan.

The company said it will drill an additional 20,000 meters after completing nearly 10,000 meters of drilling in December 2025.

Arras said it will commence two drills in February and will add two more in March, focusing on expanding the Berezski Central and Berezski North targets.

Arras also plans to complete 6,000 m of top of bedrock drilling at both Berezski and Aimandai trends to accelerate target definition in these zones.

"We believe that the outcomes from this first year of work warrants accelerating activity and we are doubling the drills that will be operating at Elemes to four rigs by March this year," Arras president Darren Klinck said.

"At a time when the world is waking up to the importance of critical minerals and commodities generally, our thesis that Kazakhstan would continue to be a stable jurisdiction to operate in and one that goes on attracting more and more foreign interest continues to play out," Klinck added.