Ares Strategic Mining Achieves Major Infrastructure Advancements at Mining Operation and Processing Plant

Vancouver, B.C., 5^th December 2025 – Ares Strategic Mining Inc. (CSE: ARS) (OTC: ARSMF) (FRA: N8I1) is pleased to provide a comprehensive update on the construction and operational advancements across its Lost Sheep Fluorspar Project in Juab County, Utah. These developments mark critical progress in bringing North America’s only permitted fluorspar mine into full-scale industrial production.

Over the past weeks, Ares has completed major milestones underground and above ground, advancing both mine readiness and plant infrastructure in tandem.

Key Underground Infrastructure Now Operational

The Company has finalized several enhancements to support safe, efficient ore extraction:

• Secondary Ventilation Door Sealed: Enhances underground airflow and supports compliance with MSHA ventilation standards.

• Raise 1 Prepared for Mining: Equipped with a fully installed tugger and slusher system, enabling safe and effective ore movement to surface.

• Drill Stations Advanced: New drill stations developed in the declines to support upcoming mining headings and blasting activities.

• Waste Pad Upgraded: Facilitates efficient segregation and handling of ore and waste during mining operations.

These developments represent the final critical underground components needed to begin sustained and continuous production. James Walker, CEO of Ares Strategic Mining, commented: “This wave of construction and underground progress marks a major turning point for Ares. We now have the physical and regulatory infrastructure in place to begin industrial-scale mining. Every pad, bolt, weld, and fan gets us closer to delivering fluorspar to a market that desperately needs it.”

Plant Construction Reaches Advanced Stages

At the processing plant site, construction teams have achieved meaningful progress across structural, mechanical, and process systems:

• Foundation Work: Over 6 cubic yards of concrete poured for key support columns.

• Structural Assembly:

  • Walkway decking installed on 70% of Level 2 mainframe

  • New scaffolding erected on Level 3 for continued welding

  • Scaffolding removed from Level 2

• Crushing & Screening: The grade screen and crusher frame have been securely fitted into place.

• Concentrator & Hopper Systems:

  • Ongoing welding work on the concentrator tank

  • Installation and fabrication of product warehouse hoppers continue

• Material Handling:

  • Power feed conveyor belt fully installed

  • Backfilling completed around the concrete slab to stabilize foundation areas

With each completed task, the Company moves closer to a fully operational processing facility capable of delivering high-purity fluorspar to U.S. industries.

Ares Lumps Plant Nears Completion at the Delta Processing Site

U.S. Delivering on the Domestic Critical Minerals Mandate

Fluorspar is listed as a U.S. critical mineral and is essential to industries including:

• Steel and aluminum production

• Lithium-ion batteries and electronics

• Fluorochemical manufacturing

• Nuclear fuel development

As the only fluorspar mine in the United States, Ares is poised to become the cornerstone of North America’s strategic supply chain.

Heavy Machinery Being Installed into the Ares Facility

Non-Dilutive Funding Boost from Sorbie Bornholm

Ares is also pleased to announce a major cash infusion of approximately $3.66 million through its Sharing Agreements with Sorbie Bornholm, all achieved without any share dilution.

• +180% and +266% undiluted returns through the agreements

• Represents a gain of over $2.66 million on Sorbie’s initial $1 million investment

These additional funds will significantly accelerate construction of Ares’ second processing facility – the Acidspar Flotation Plant – ahead of schedule. “This is an incredible vote of confidence in our project from Sorbie Bornholm. The structure of the agreement delivered substantial capital without diluting shareholders, enabling us to fast-track our second plant and scale our fluorspar production capabilities,” added Walker.

About Ares Strategic Mining

Ares Strategic Mining Inc. is a mining company focused on the development of its fluorspar projects in the U.S. The Company aims to become a significant supplier of high-grade fluorspar to North American markets, supporting industries vital to modern technology and infrastructure.

Lost Sheep Fluorspar Project – Delta, Utah

• 100% owned – 5,982 acres – 353 Claims

• Located in the Spor Mountain area, Juab County, Utah, approximately 214 km south-west of Salt Lake City. 

• Fully Permitted – including mining permits.

• NI 43-101 Technical Report identified extensive high-grade fluorspar with low levels of impurities.

• Mining plan approved by BLM
  

 First approved by Rex Rowley – Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management – 24th August 1992.  Renewed by Paul B. Baker – Minerals Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management – 12th December 2016.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

ARES STRATEGIC MINING INC.

James WalkerChief Executive Officer and President

For further information, please contact James Walker by email at info@aresmining.com

DISCLOSURE AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: 

Companies typically rely on comprehensive feasibility reports on mineral reserve estimates to reduce the risks and uncertainties associated with a production decision. Historically, situations where the issuer decides to put a mineral project into production without first establishing mineral reserves supported by a technical report and completing a feasibility study have a higher risk of economic or technical failure, though some industrial mineral ventures are relatively simple operations with low levels of investment and risk, where the operating entity has determined that a formal prefeasibility or feasibility study in conformance with NI 43-101 and 43-101 CP is not required for a production decision. Based on historical engineering work, geological reports, historical production data and current engineering work completed or in the process by Ares, the Company intends to move forward with the development of its Utah asset. 

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