• Executed binding agreement to acquire 85% of high-grade Tillex Copper Project in Ontario, Canada
• Maiden drilling at Fiery Creek Copper Project in Queensland returned high-grade copper results
• Identified new priority targets at Fiery Creek and Bortala Copper Projects

Aruma Resources Ltd (ASX: AAJ) reported its activities for the quarter ended 31 December 2025. Key highlights include the execution of a binding agreement to acquire an 85% interest in the high-grade Tillex Copper-Silver Project in the Timmins mining district of Ontario, Canada. The Tillex Project is a well-defined, high-grade copper sulphide deposit with significant exploration potential. Previous drilling has returned numerous wide, high-grade copper and silver intersections, including 110m at 1.69% Cu and 7.05g/t Ag from 34m. Aruma plans to commence exploration at Tillex, including resource definition drilling, upon completion of the acquisition. At the Fiery Creek Copper Project in Queensland, Aruma reported results from its maiden drilling program, which intersected high-grade copper up to 1.67% Cu, as well as broad zones of copper mineralization. The company also identified two new priority targets at Fiery Creek - the Twilight Zinc-Lead-Silver Prospect and the Dawn Copper Prospect. Additionally, Aruma confirmed multiple new priority exploration targets at its Bortala Copper Project in Queensland, including the R9 Anomaly and Nara East Prospect, and plans to undertake further soil sampling to refine these targets. The company also reported on exploration activities at its Wilan Heavy Mineral Sands Project in South Australia and Saltwater Project in Western Australia.