Ares Strategic Mining Inc. announced it has completed development and construction work on its Millard County rail spur, opening up the United States and North America for delivery of the Company's future industrial products. Ares has completed structural design, mechanical design, electrical design, stormwater lift station design, loading/unloading facility design, and design of spill containment. The track concept design submission and the final track design plan were submitted to Union Pacific Railroad for review and received approval.

Following approval track work was completed at the Company's Lynndyl site, north of its new industrial site in Delta, Utah. In 2018 the U.S. government classified fluorspar as a Critical Mineral, deemed critical to U.S. national security and the economy. Fluorspar remains the only non-metallic Critical Mineral which is 100% imported in the entire country.

Fluorspar's classification as a Critical Mineral in the United States translates to a faster permitting period, enabling mining operations to initiate more quickly than operations for conventional minerals. 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 Mike Gates Minerals Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management 12th December 2016.