Arian Resources : Intersects 26 meters of 2.83% Copper and 1.44 g/t Gold

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January 12, 2015 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Arian Resources Corp. ("Arian") - Mr. Zahir Dhanani, CEO of Arian, is pleased to announce that Arian Resources Corp. ("Arian") and Sinomine Resources Exploration Co. Ltd. ("Sinomine") have received results for nine drill holes completed as a part of the 5,000 meter drill program related specifically to the development of the Perlat high-grade copper-gold project in Albania.

Highlights:

Hole ID	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Cu (%)	Au (g/t)	Ag (g/t)	Zn (%)	Cu Equivalent (%)
14BRP001	191.60	194.40	2.80	6.33	5.26	80.81	2.77	11.28
14BRP002	234.35	242.17	7.82	6.30	1.10	11.49	0.63	7.32
14BRP003	333.45	338.45	5.00	2.18	0.78	4.50	0.26	2.80
14BRP004	219.22	222.22	3.00	1.08	0.49	3.03	2.25	2.22
14BRP004	279.79	305.79	26.00	2.83	1.44	5.99	0.06	3.80
14BRP006	279.60	300.30	20.70	1.39	1.19	8.18	0.44	2.35
14BRP009	242.30	273.74	31.44	2.03	0.32	13.76	0.66	2.58

* The above core intervals may not represent the true width of the mineralization. The copper equivalent calculations assumes 100% metal recoveries and metal prices of $US2.80/lb copper, $US1,200.00/oz. gold, $US16.00/oz. silver and $US1.00/lb zinc.

The drilling was designed to build upon the company's understanding of the Perlat deposit. A portion of the deposit was exploited by underground mining prior to the operations being suspended in 1991 (see the "About Perlat" section towards the end of this release).

The mineralization at Perlat was historically mined using underground techniques and the mineralization was intersected as expected below a depth of around 200 meters.

These nine holes, all drilled vertically with HQ (63.5mm diameter core) except hole 14BRP008 which was reduced to NQ (47.6mm diameter core),were designed to confirm mineralization identified by historic drilling conducted on the project.

Only limited analyses were completed historically for other elements. However, recent work has shown that the deposit has the potential to host significant quantities of gold, silver, and zinc. Thus, in addition to confirming the tenor of the copper mineralization, the core was assayed for this expanded suite of metals.

Samples from the recently completed holes were sent for processing to the Sinomine Rock and Mineral Analysis (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. laboratory which is ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 accredited and completes analyses for third party clients. Analyses were completed using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Significant results are presented in the following table for both the current drilling (holes have a "14BRP" prefix) and the historic drilling completed in the 1980's (in italics in the table). Included in this table are holes 14BRP001 and 14BRP002 previously announced in the release dated October 9, 2014. Also included are historic holes completed near the recent holes. Holes 85S369, 82S325, 87S522, 80S383, 88S543, 81S286, 80S271 and 81S270 are all historic holes.

Note that these historic results should be treated with caution as the quality assurance and quality control protocols and results are not known. In addition the specifics of the sample preparation and analytical techniques are not known.

Hole	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Cu (%)	Au (g/t)	Ag (g/t)	Zn (%)	Cu Eq* (%)
14BRP001	191.60	194.40	2.80	6.33	5.26	80.81	2.77	11.28
85S369	193.80	196.00	2.20	12.32	n/a	n/a	n/a
14BRP002	234.35	242.17	7.82	6.30	1.10	11.49	0.63	7.32
including	236.35	239.35	3.00	11.28	1.62	17.33	0.58	12.65
82S325	249.20	249.80	0.60	1.82	n/a	n/a	n/a
	260.90	265.20	4.30	0.75	n/a	n/a	n/a
	267.30	268.80	1.50	0.79	n/a	n/a	n/a
14BRP003	333.45	338.45	5.00	2.18	0.78	4.50	0.26	2.80
including	333.45	336.45	3.00	3.14	1.23	7.50	0.37	4.10
87S522	342.90	348.75	5.85	7.90	n/a	n/a	n/a
	350.70	351.10	0.40	2.34	n/a	n/a	n/a
14BRP004	219.22	222.22	3.00	1.08	0.49	3.03	2.25	2.22
	227.22	230.22	3.00	0.18	0.84	2.20	1.26	1.18
	233.31	235.31	2.00	0.09	0.68	10.50	0.44	0.76
	279.79	305.79	26.00	2.83	1.44	5.99	0.06	3.80
including	279.79	292.79	13.00	5.11	2.74	11.98	0.08	6.96
and	292.79	305.79	13.00	0.54	0.14	0.00	0.04	0.65
86S383	143.50	143.80	0.30	4.32	n/a	n/a	n/a
	288.00	300.70	12.70	5.24	n/a	n/a	n/a
14BRP005	419.35	434.35	15.00	0.49	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.50
	451.07	465.07	14.00	0.28	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.29
	468.68	479.15	10.47	0.26	0.09	0.00	0.04	0.33
88S543	471.10	479.15	8.05	2.52	n/a	n/a	n/a
	479.85	482.20	2.35	5.64	n/a	n/a	n/a
	482.40	488.50	6.10	3.16	n/a	n/a	n/a
14BRP006	279.60	300.30	20.70	1.39	1.19	8.18	0.44	2.35
including	282.60	285.60	3.00	6.18	3.13	19.87	0.49	8.48
14BRP008	192.43	196.43	4.00	0.31	0.16	0.30	0.39	0.56
14BRP009	242.30	273.74	31.44	2.03	0.32	13.76	0.66	2.58
including	242.30	244.67	2.37	4.59	0.55	28.37	0.21	5.24
and	248.75	252.75	4.00	3.91	0.87	28.58	0.52	4.88
and	258.72	266.72	8.00	2.86	0.27	22.65	1.81	3.86
	297.00	304.00	7.00	0.44	0.06	0.00	0.03	0.49
	308.00	311.15	3.15	0.57	0.11	0.00	0.09	0.67
	324.25	326.25	2.00	0.19	0.18	1.55	0.02	0.32
81S286	242.80	244.70	1.90	0.91	n/a	n/a	n/a
	245.20	246.20	1.00	3.30	n/a	n/a	n/a
	248.60	258.30	9.70	1.41	n/a	n/a	n/a
	259.45	260.05	0.60	1.75	n/a	n/a	n/a
	304.15	305.20	1.05	1.68	n/a	n/a	n/a
14BRP010	199.27	203.68	4.41	0.32	0.03	0.00	0.16	0.40
	246.30	248.98	2.68	0.57	0.25	1.31	0.15	0.79
	257.81	259.81	2.00	0.52	0.00	0.00	0.08	0.54
	274.27	276.57	2.30	0.20	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.20
	280.57	283.60	3.03	0.29	0.70	0.83	1.11	1.13
	292.05	295.20	3.15	0.66	0.15	0.00	0.03	0.76
80S271	239.90	240.30	0.40	1.79	n/a	n/a	n/a
	240.70	241.20	0.50	1.50	n/a	n/a	n/a
	303.00	306.40	3.40	1.04	n/a	n/a	n/a
81S270	197.80	204.70	6.9	2.42	n/a	n/a	n/a

* The above core intervals may not represent the true width of the mineralization. The copper equivalent calculations assumes 100% metal recoveries and metal prices of $US2.80/lb copper, $US1,200.00/oz. gold, $US16.00/oz. silver and $US1.00/lb zinc.

The hole coordinates for both the recent (14 prefix) and historic (italicized) drill holes are presented in the following table. All 2014 holes were drilled vertically. Also presented are the horizontal distance between the historic hole and recently drilled holes.

Hole	Collar coordinates	Hole Depth (m)	Distance to 2014 hole (m)
Easting (m)	Northing (m)	Elevation (m)
14BRP001	4416567	4621956	225	350.49
85S369	4416584	4621958	222		17
14BRP002	4416748	4622230	227	352.02
82S325	4416769	4622258	235		35
14BRP003	4417008	4622800	225	472.45
87S522	4417035	4622794	221		28
14BRP004	4417029	4622903	231	443.18
86S383	4417047	4622883	230		27
14BRP005	4416931	4622623	233	551.58
88S543	4416950	4622629	230		20
14BRP006	4416720	4621872	218	362.8
14BRP008	4415941	4621490	240	351.08
14BRP009	4416761	4621980	231	351.2
81S286	4416765	4621977	231		5
14BRP010	4416709	4621952	225	361
80S271	4416741	4621935	225		36
81S270	4416639	4621980	202		75

The current drilling has not only confirmed the presence of copper mineralization as expected from the historic drilling but has also shown that the mineralized zones can often be traced from hole to hole, sometimes over holes spaced tens of meters distant. The recent drilling has also shown that there are significant quantities of gold, silver and zinc associated with the copper mineralization. Historic analyses conducted on the deposit did not commonly analyze for gold, silver and zinc.

Results from the final three holes of the drill program are awaited and will be released when received.

"We are excited that the drill results confirm the historic high grade copper results, as well as significant results for gold, silver and zinc. We now await the geological report from Sinomine by the end of January and the prefeasibility study by the end of March" stated Arian's President and CEO, Zahir Dhanani.

Both companies see the potential to advance the Perlat project, which has a current copper resource (see details below), to production. To this end, the objectives of the $3 million work program are to assist in determining the feasibility of the project. It will include confirmatory drilling and due diligence with respect to the historic drilling, and technical and financial evaluation of putting Perlat into production.

ABOUT PERLAT

Arian Resources Corp. has completed an initial mineral resource estimate for the Perlat copper-gold-silver-zinc-cobalt project located in Albania (see news release dated September 2, 2014). The National Instrument 43-101 technical report has been filed on the SEDAR website.

At a cut-off of 1.1 per cent copper, the estimate provides a total inferred mineral resource of 4.66 million tonnes averaging 2.12 per cent copper.

This is consistent with the historic resource defined by Rubik Geological Enterprise, pursuant to 165,000 metres of drilling (see news release dated Jan. 30, 2014).

The Perlat property comprises a 290 hectare exploitation permit contiguous to a 2,305 hectare exploration permit within a district-scale belt which hosts numerous multi-element volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits.

Underground mining commenced on the northern portion of the Perlat deposit in 1979, and continued until 1991 when it was closed due to the combined effects of the collapse of communism in Albania and low copper prices. The mine, which includes two shafts on the northern portion of the deposit, and an exploration shaft and drive on the southern portion of the deposit, was decommissioned in 1997. The resource estimate was conducted using data made available from the previous operators of the property and surrounding exploration area. The data included 5,489 copper assay results from 529 drill holes. Though samples were only sporadically analyzed for gold, silver, zinc and cobalt there is good correlation between copper and elevated gold values in those samples that were analyzed for gold.

The exploitation and exploration licences cover the well-documented Mirdite ophiolite sequence of rocks that trend north to northwesterly through Albania. The trend is known to host volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits such as Perlat, many of which were historically mined.

On the Perlat property, massive sulphide lenses and disseminated sulphides in altered volcanic rocks comprise a number of zones varying from four to 20 metres in thickness. These sulphide zones have been traced for more than two kilometres. The mineralized zones host significant concentrations of copper and gold, with subsidiary silver, cobalt and zinc.

The exploration licence includes the Shebe and Tuturiq prospects. Historic records indicated that these prospects contain significant gold in outcrops with reported values of up to 27 grams per tonne.

The Perlat property is located east-southeast of the town of Rreshen in northeastern Albania, and is accessible by highway and secondary gravel roads. Power, water and other resources are readily available in the region.

Chad Ulansky, PGeo, is the qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 who has reviewed the technical disclosure in this news release and is responsible for the technical information contained in this release.

For further information, contact Zahir Dhanani at 604.248.5175 or via email at [e-mail].

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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Zahir Dhanani, CEO"

Arian Resources Corp.

About Arian Resources Corp.

Arian Resources Corp. is a junior mineral exploration company with a focus on the development of the Perlat project in Albania.

About Sinomine Resource Exploration Co., Ltd.,

Sinomine Resource Exploration Co., Ltd. is the top resource exploration company in the People's Republic of China and is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs and the enhancement and expansion of operations. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements and Arian undertakes no obligation to update such statements, except as required by law.

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