VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSXV: AIS, OTC-Pink: AISSF, FRA: 5YH) (“A.I.S.” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has received initial assays from its New Brunswick projects. The Company submitted 38 grab and chip rock samples to Actlabs for sample preparation and analysis. This sampling was carried out as part of the Company’s due diligence to confirm historical results as well as to find new prospects. From these samples, 23 were returned exceeding the upper detection limits for various elements. These samples have been submitted for re-assay using a suitable method for higher concentrations of the overlimit elements and the results will be released upon receipt.

Assay Highlights: The samples returned elevated values in copper, gold, silver, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, lead, and antimony. Several samples exceeded the upper detection limits for copper, gold, silver, lead and/or antimony (see Table 1 below). These samples will be re-assayed using an appropriate laboratory method.

Eight samples returned copper (Cu) values above the preliminary upper reporting limit of >10,000 ppm Cu, equivalent to greater than 1.0% Cu. Overall copper grades are in the range of 9 parts per million (ppm) to over 10,000 ppm.
Two Lepreau Prospects samples returned gold values above the preliminary upper reporting limit of >5,000 ppb Au, equivalent to greater than 5.0 g/t Au. Overall gold grades are in the range of less than (<) 5 parts per billion (ppb) to over 5,000 ppb.
Silver (Ag) results are in the range of 0.02 ppm to preliminary upper reporting limit of >100 ppm Ag, with four samples over 100 ppm Ag (one sample from the Prince of Wales and three from the Lepreau prospects).
Antimony (Sb) results are in the range of 2 ppm to preliminary upper reporting limit of >500 ppm Sb, with six samples over 500 ppm Sb (one sample from the Prince of Wales and 4 from the Lepreau, and one from Scott Falls Dam prospect).
Lead (Pb) results are in the range of 2.2 ppm to preliminary upper reporting limit of >5,000 ppm Pb, with three samples over 5,000 ppm Pb (two samples from the Prince of Wales and one from the Scott Falls Dam prospect).
Molybdenum (Mo) results are in the range of 0.91 ppm to 3070 ppm, with three samples from the Lepreau Prospect showing higher Mo concentration.
Rhenium (Re) results are in the range of less than (<) 0.005 ppm to 5.23 ppm.
Cobalt (Co) results are in the range of 1.3 ppm to 1180 ppm.

The samples reported herein are grab and chip rock samples collected from selected outcrops, mineralized exposures, and historical prospect areas. Grab samples are selective in nature and are not necessarily representative of average grade or mineralization across the properties. Chip samples may not represent true widths unless specifically stated, and true widths of mineralization are currently unknown.

A.I.S. CEO, Marc Enright-Morin said, “We are encouraged by these initial assay results from our New Brunswick projects, which confirm elevated copper, gold, silver, antimony and associated critical-mineral values in selected surface samples across multiple target areas. While the projects remain at an early stage and the results are selective in nature, the data supports continued systematic exploration, including mapping, prospecting, geochemical sampling, geophysical interpretation and target generation. We look forward to receiving the overlimit assay results and advancing our understanding of the mineralized systems on the properties."

Favourable geology: The Company’s current exploration model considers the properties prospective for IOCG-style, intrusive-related, magmatic copper-gold and structurally controlled copper-silver-gold mineralization. Further work is required to confirm the nature, controls, continuity, and economic significance of the mineralization.

Encouraging assays: The Company considers these preliminary results encouraging, as they demonstrate multi-element mineralization across several target areas. The combination of higher surface mineralization with historical exploration data supports the Company’s interpretation that the project area contains multiple styles of mineralization that warrant systematic follow-up exploration.

Next steps: The current ground prospecting, geological mapping and sampling program is progressing well, and new batches of samples are being delivered to the laboratories for analysis on regular basis. The results will be announced as available and data processed. The results combined with historical and current geophysical survey data will be used to develop the upcoming drill program for which a local driller has already been contracted.

Sample Preparation, Analysis and QA/QC
Rock samples were submitted to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (“Actlabs”) for preparation and analysis. Sample preparation was completed at Actlabs’ Fredericton, New Brunswick facility, and prepared pulps were forwarded to Actlabs’ Ancaster, Ontario laboratory for geochemical analysis. Gold was analyzed by fire assay with atomic absorption finish and reported in parts per billion. Multi-element analysis was completed using total digestion with ICP-MS and/or ICP-OES finish, as reported by Actlabs. The laboratory’s internal quality-control program included the use of certified reference materials, blanks and laboratory control samples. The Company and its Qualified Person are reviewing the laboratory QA/QC data and final certificates, including pending overlimit analyses, prior to final interpretation of the dataset. Actlabs is independent of the Company.

Geological Setting and History:
Southern New Brunswick represents a prospective and underexplored mineral exploration jurisdiction, with a long history of mineral occurrences and past-producing deposits associated with complex Appalachian geology, including volcanic, sedimentary, intrusive and structurally controlled settings. The region hosts favourable geological environments for copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc, antimony, cobalt, nickel and other critical minerals, with mineralization commonly associated with fault zones, volcanic and sedimentary contacts, intrusive-related systems, skarn-style alteration, and structurally controlled vein and breccia systems. A.I.S. Resources considers southern New Brunswick to offer strong exploration potential due to its combination of historical showings, accessible infrastructure, road access, proximity to tidewater and industrial services, and the opportunity to apply modern exploration methods, including detailed geological mapping, geochemistry, airborne geophysics and targeted follow-up sampling. The Company believes its New Brunswick property portfolio provides a platform to evaluate multiple mineralized trends and advance high-priority copper-gold and critical-mineral targets in a mining-friendly Canadian jurisdiction.

A.I.S. cautions that the Project is at an early stage of exploration. No mineral resource has been defined, and there has been insufficient work completed by A.I.S. to verify the scale, continuity, grade or economic significance of the reported mineralization.

About the Saint John Project
The Saint John Project is considered prospective for IOCG-style mineralization based on regional geological setting and the Company’s current exploration model. The Property remains at an early stage of exploration, and further work is required to determine whether IOCG-style mineralization is present on the Property. The IOCG exploration targets provide strategic exposure to gold, silver (precious metals), copper (energy transition metal), antimony, and rhenium (critical minerals) as shown in the historical sampling data.

Figure 1 Mineralized vein at the Little Lepreau quarry area Saint John Property

Figure 1 Mineralized vein at the Little Lepreau quarry area Saint John Property

Figure 2 Mineralized quartz carbonate vein Prince of Wales Saint John Property

Figure 2 Mineralized quartz carbonate vein Prince of Wales Saint John Property

Figure 3 Mineralized quartz carbonate vein at the Prince of Wales quarry pit Saint John Property

Figure 3 Mineralized quartz carbonate vein at the Prince of Wales quarry pit Saint John Property

Figure 4 Mineralized quartz carbonate vein at the Prince of Wales quarry pit Saint John Property

Figure 4 Mineralized quartz carbonate vein at the Prince of Wales quarry pit Saint John Property

About the Pocologan Project
The Pocologan Project is an early-stage copper-gold-silver exploration project located in New Brunswick, Canada. The project is interpreted by the Company to have potential for iron oxide copper-gold (“IOCG”) or magmatic copper-gold style mineralization, as well as structurally controlled copper-silver-gold targets. Vendor compilation materials identify several target areas, including the Pennfield Station–Pocologan River and Red Head Harbour areas, where historical surface prospecting reportedly outlined copper, gold, and silver mineralization associated with gabbroic, granodioritic, altered, and sheared host rocks. The project covers approximately 21.5 square kilometres in southern New Brunswick, an established Canadian mining jurisdiction. The project area benefits from favourable infrastructure, including proximity to highways, rail, power, the deep-water port facilities at Saint John, and a skilled regional workforce.

Figure 5 Mineralized iron oxide shear zone Pennfield Station Pocologan Property

Figure 5 Mineralized iron oxide shear zone Pennfield Station Pocologan Property

Figure 6 Iron oxide shear zones Pocologan Property

Figure 6 Iron oxide shear zones Pocologan Property

About the Frenchmans Creek Project:
The Frenchmans Creek project is an early-stage, district-scale copper-gold-silver exploration project focused on IOCG/magmatic copper-gold, and structurally controlled copper-silver-gold targets. Vendor compilation materials identify several target areas, where surface prospecting has outlined copper, gold and silver mineralization associated with gabbroic, granodioritic and altered/sheared host rocks. The project remains at an early exploration stage, and requires systematic verification, mapping, sampling and geophysical work before any conclusions can be made regarding continuity or economic potential.

Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Afzaal Pirzada, P.Geo., V.P. of Exploration, who is a Qualified Person under the definitions established by National Instrument 43-101. Reported sample results are selective in nature and should not be considered representative of the average grade or true width of mineralization on the project.

About A.I.S. Resources Limited
A.I.S. Resources Limited is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company focuses on natural resource opportunities, aiming to unlock value by acquiring early-stage projects and providing the necessary technical and financial support to develop them. A.I.S. is guided by a seasoned team of engineers, geologists and finance professionals with a proven record of success in capital markets.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
A.I.S. Resources Limited
Marc Enright-Morin, CEO

Corporate Contact
For further information, please contact:
Marc Enright-Morin, CEO
T: +1-778-892-5455
E: marc@aisresources.com
Website: www.aisresources.com

ADVISORY: This press release contains forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Table 1: Assay Highlight

Analyte Symbol	Au	Ag	Co	Cu	Fe	Mn	Mo	Ni	Pb	Re	Sb	Zn	Location NAD 983 Zone 19 N		Sampling Area / Prospect
Unit Symbol	ppb	ppm	ppm	ppm	%	ppm	ppm	ppm	ppm	ppm	ppm	ppm
Detection Limit	5	0.01	0.1	0.2	0.01	5	0.05	0.4	0.5	0.005	0.1	2
Analysis Method	FA-AA	TD-MS	TD-MS	TD-MS	TD-ICP	TD-ICP	TD-MS	TD-MS	TD-MS	TD-MS	TD-MS	TD-ICP	Easting	Northing
664901	< 5	0.02	7.6	9	1.49	645	3.66	8.2	6.2	< 0.005	25.5	41	714886	5009372	Prince of Wales, St. John
664902	< 5	2.98	11.1	1090	2.84	543	2.23	14.6	2760	< 0.005	57.9	91	714886	5009372	Prince of Wales, St. John
664903	63	12.4	15.5	2000	2.79	793	3.76	11.7	208	< 0.005	31	78	712711	5008353	Prince of Wales, St. John
664904	204	2.61	54.3	124	4.43	1470	2.41	6.3	51.5	< 0.005	7.5	64	715381	5008550	Prince of Wales, St. John
664905	8	0.71	17.4	283	4.64	890	3.28	7.2	10.2	< 0.005	2.1	66	715404	5008553	Prince of Wales, St. John
664906	< 5	0.03	2.8	22.8	17.1	377	1.43	2.3	28.2	< 0.005	3	8	714855	5009186	Prince of Wales, St. John
664907	< 5	0.02	3.3	10	11.1	617	2.71	2.7	2.2	< 0.005	2	26	714855	5009186	Prince of Wales, St. John
664908	105	20.4	1180	> 10000	26.1	493	13.3	141	78.1	0.254	1.8	7340	713782	5010177	Prince of Wales (Pit), St. John
664909	139	37.6	1.3	> 10000	1.5	37	6.7	1.3	1290	< 0.005	129	34	713689	5009214	Prince of Wales (Pit), St. John
664910	10	4.71	5.6	2090	1.49	384	5.4	4.1	64.9	< 0.005	11.8	53	713287	5008898	Prince of Wales (Pit), St. John
664911	507	78.4	2.1	> 10000	1.95	121	9.56	3.7	> 5000	< 0.005	121	54	712769	5008380	Prince of Wales, St. John
664912	188	> 100	3	> 10000	2.31	92	13.2	2.1	> 5000	< 0.005	> 500	173	712769	5008380	Prince of Wales, St. John
664913	61	2.71	7.3	7220	2.5	336	2870	12.6	108	3.96	1.8	27	699967	5006559	Lepreau, St. John
664914	51	0.86	12.7	6240	5.11	869	3070	41	187	5.23	2.8	51	699967	5006559	Lepreau, St. John
664915	43	2.08	10.4	8460	6.74	1170	809	47.1	34.1	1.43	2	48	699967	5006559	Lepreau, St. John
664916	30	> 100	12.4	9040	5.8	1230	9.68	9.4	259	< 0.005	> 500	544	700539	5002689	Lepreau, St. John
664917	< 5	7.53	10.7	128	2.7	1670	2.22	18.6	11.5	< 0.005	69.1	51	700539	5002689	Lepreau, St. John
664918	15	21.3	29.4	1710	4.98	1600	3.11	23.4	11.8	< 0.005	> 500	261	700533	5002746	Lepreau, St. John
664919	64	> 100	25.4	> 10000	1.38	325	4.57	5.9	25.1	< 0.005	> 500	2460	700533	5002746	Lepreau, St. John
664920	57	> 100	23.3	> 10000	2.15	634	3.8	7.4	14	< 0.005	> 500	1990	700533	5002746	Lepreau, St. John
664921	> 5000	16.8	188	7200	8.96	616	3.45	34.6	55.2	< 0.005	11.6	74	700567	5002818	Lepreau, St. John
664922	> 5000	9.01	121	4340	7.77	669	3.02	26.6	58.3	< 0.005	6.8	83	700567	5002818	Lepreau, St. John
664923	12	0.26	8.7	40.3	3.23	206	4.77	12.7	8.1	< 0.005	10.7	35	700638	5002756	Lepreau, St. John
664924	11	43.4	8.3	1910	2.33	773	8.19	17.6	> 5000	< 0.005	> 500	526	708101	5006536	Scott Falls Dam deposit area, St. John
664925	< 5	0.08	16.9	8.4	5.16	1070	7.16	10.8	7.3	< 0.005	3.1	9	719764	5005633	Frenchmans Creek
664926	< 5	0.05	5.5	3.5	5.24	28	2.04	6.6	6.1	< 0.005	2.6	8	719361	5008050	Frenchmans Creek
664927	184	3.67	20	1390	3.98	679	3.65	10.9	11.2	< 0.005	21.8	1980	721074	5005276	Frenchmans Creek
664928	< 5	0.88	16.7	2680	4.78	388	2.36	42.8	9.2	< 0.005	1.4	69	720976	5005388	Frenchmans Creek
664929	8	0.56	47.8	4660	6.13	803	3.54	11.6	4.7	< 0.005	4.6	18	720819	5005372	Frenchmans Creek
664930	< 5	2.88	38.1	> 10000	6.11	4980	0.5	36	18.5	< 0.005	13.4	34	720726	5005320	Frenchmans Creek
664931	14	0.66	41.4	2690	3.22	142	8.12	12.4	10.6	< 0.005	3.8	270	720868	5005511	Frenchmans Creek
664932	113	4.3	1.1	6850	1.02	260	4.8	1.2	901	< 0.005	6.2	36	691129	5001079	Pocologan
664933	323	21.1	18.6	> 10000	3.07	352	4.11	34.8	10.2	< 0.005	0.8	85	690764	5000950	Pocologan
664934	< 5	0.18	308	109	6.07	280	4.58	73.7	6.6	< 0.005	0.6	23	686833	4999334	Pennfield, Pocologan
664935	< 5	0.11	137	139	4.83	610	6.3	73.1	30.9	< 0.005	0.6	48	686833	4999334	Pennfield, Pocologan
664936	< 5	0.25	52.1	654	3.73	87	4.69	15.8	2.2	< 0.005	0.5	8	686696	4999314	Pennfield, Pocologan
664937	< 5	0.43	166	1470	13.5	1840	0.91	311	13.3	< 0.005	0.3	183	685980	4998927	Pennfield, Pocologan
664938	< 5	5.59	874	6560	18	894	1.43	1560	9.5	0.008	0.5	101	685980	4999240	Pennfield, Pocologan

Cautionary Statement: The samples reported herein are grab and chip rock samples collected from selected outcrops, mineralized exposures and historical prospect areas. Grab samples are selective in nature and are not necessarily representative of average grade or mineralization across the properties. Chip samples may not represent true widths unless specifically stated, and true widths of mineralization are currently unknown. Sample lengths and true widths for the chip samples have not yet been determined and will be reviewed as part of the Company’s ongoing data compilation.

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A.I.S. Resources Announces Preliminary Rock Sample Assay Results at its New Brunswick Projects