AMARC REPORTS MORE SUCCESSFUL DRILL RESULTS FROM DUKE COPPER PORPHYRY DISCOVERY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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1 AMARC REPORTS MORE SUCCESSFUL DRILL RESULTS FROM DUKE COPPER PORPHYRY DISCOVERY, BRITISH COLUMBIA June 2, 208, Vancouver, BC Aarc Resources Ltd. ( Aarc or the Copany ) (TSX-V: AHR; OTCBB: AXREF) is pleased to announce the results of a recently copleted, successful six core hole (3,00 ) drill progra at its 00% owned DUKE copper-olybdenu-silver-gold porphyry project. In addition, the Copany is pleased to report plans for the upcoing exploration progras at its IKE and JOY porphyry copper projects. Please see the corporate presentation available on Aarc s website at The DUKE deposit discovery is located 80 k northeast of Sithers in central British Colubia ( BC ) and 30 k north of forer ines (Bell and Granisle) operated by Noranda Mines. The surrounding 288 k 2 porphyry copper district, now covered by Aarc inerals clais, hosts ultiple additional porphyry copper exploration targets. The six new drill holes (DK8003 through DK8008) copleted at DUKE were designed to begin delineating the geoetry and grade distribution of extensive porphyry copper-style ineralization discovered by two holes (DK00 and DK002) copleted by Aarc in late 20 (see Deceber 9, 20 news release). Seven of the eight holes drilled have successfully outlined porphyry copper-style ineralization over an area currently easuring approxiately 400 north-south by 00 east-west, and open to expansion in all directions. The deposit lies below flat-lying glacial till, which varies fro 4 to 8 thick in the holes drilled, with ineralization extending to the depth of drilling over 30 deep. Mineralization is ainly hosted by biotite-feldspar-porphyry intrusions into volcanic rocks. These rock types also host the Bell, Morrison and Granisle porphyry copper deposits in the region. A single hole (DK8004) was drilled one k north of all other Aarc holes at DUKE in order to test the geophysical induced polarization anoaly ( IP ) that extends north and south fro the DUKE deposit discovery area. This hole intersected substantial lengths of oderate to low grade copper and olybdenu ineralization, indicating the extensive nature of the DUKE porphyry copper syste. The IP anoaly associated with the DUKE discovery easures soe 4 k north-south by k east-west. Assay results fro the eight holes drilled by Aarc on the DUKE project are tabulated below. Drill-hole plans and cross sections presented with this news release are available on the Copany s website at The results indicate that Aarc has discovered another iportant, near surface, porphyry copper-olybdenu-silver-gold deposit. Dr. Diane Nicolson, President and Director of Aarc said: the successful results fro Aarc s core drilling progras at DUKE clearly indicate the presence of an iportant new BC porphyry copper-olybdenu-silver-gold deposit, with copper equivalent grades coparable to those currently being ined and processed at operating ines in British Colubia. Over the next few onths, the Copany will consider how best to undertake the extensive further drilling required to delineate the geoetry and grade distribution of this proising discovery.

2 Drill Hole Dip Azi EOH ID ( o ) ( o ) () DK DK For () DUKE PROJECT 20/208 ASSAY RESULTS To Int. 2,3,4 CuEQ () () (%) Cu (%) Mo (%) DK Ag (g/t) Au (g/t) DK DK and and and DK DK DK and Copper equivalent (CuEQ) calculations use etal prices: Cu US$3.00/lb, Mo US$2.00/lb, Ag US$8.00/oz and Au US$2/oz. Metallurgical recoveries and net selter returns are assued to be 00%. 2 Widths reported are drill widths, such that the true thicknesses are unknown. 3 All assay intervals represent length weighted averages. 4 Soe figures ay not su exactly due to rounding. In addition to reporting the successful drilling at DUKE, the Copany is also pleased to update plans for its 208 exploration progras, which will coence soon at the IKE and JOY projects. Work at the IKE discovery located 33 k northwest of the historical ining counity of Gold Bridge, has now delineated a copper-olybdenu-silver ineralized syste easuring at least 3.5 k by 2 k through cobined geophysical surveys, talus geocheical sapling and the earlier drilling of 2 core holes within a portion of the

3 -3- ineralized syste. This porphyry copper syste has the geological eararks of an iportant copperolybdenu-silver producer like Morenci and Sierrita in Arizona, and Valley in BC. This year, the exploration focus at IKE will be wide-spaced drilling within the very extensive IKE ineralized syste in order to start delineating its overall geoetry and copper-olybdenu-silver grade distribution. Hudbay Minerals Inc. ( Hudbay ) is funding the IKE work progras budgeted at $. illion. Drilling is planned to coence in July. Aarc s JOY Project lies 30 k north of Mackenzie in a region of BC with high potential for the discovery of iportant scale, porphyry gold-copper deposits. The JOY clais are located 20 k north of the Keess District, host to the forer Keess South Mine and the governent-approved Keess underground project. Recently, Centerra Gold Inc. purchased the Keess District fro AuRico Metals Inc. for $30 illion. Aarc considers the extensive JOY project clai holdings to be significantly underexplored, and to represent the northern extension of the Keess gold-copper district. Highly favourable geology, geocheical sapling and geophysical surveys, along with drilling in 3 holes by past operators, has resulted in substantially concentrating the exploration focus. Aarc has identified a new 20 k long northeast trending structural corridor at JOY, the Finlay Magnetic Corridor, which hosts ore than 0 copelling gold-copper porphyry deposit targets. For 208, systeatic IP, geocheical and geological surveys are planned over these iportant scale gold-copper deposit targets, with soe drilling expected in the fall to begin testing sulphide systes delineated by the surveys. Hudbay is funding JOY work progras budgeted at $2 illion in 208. Field progras are planned to coence during late June. About Aarc Resources Ltd. Aarc is a ineral exploration and developent copany with an experienced and successful anageent tea focused on developing a new generation of BC porphyry copper ines. By cobining strong projects and funding with successful anageent, Aarc has created a solid platfor to create value fro its exploration and developent-stage progras. Aarc is advancing its 00% owned IKE, DUKE and JOY porphyry copper deposit districts, located in south, central and northern BC, respectively, each with proxiity to industrial infrastructure, power, rail and highways. These projects represent significant potential for the developent of ultiple and iportant-scale, porphyry goldcopper and copper-olybdenu deposits. Aarc believes these projects rank aong BC s ost iportant new ineral developents. Aarc is sole funding the DUKE project while Hudbay is funding developent of the IKE and JOY projects in partnership with the Copany. Aarc is operating all exploration and developent progras. Aarc is associated with Hunter Dickinson Inc. ( HDI ), a diversified, global ining copany with a 30-year history of porphyry discovery and developent success. Previous and current HDI porphyry projects included soe of BC s and the world s ost iportant ineral resources such as Pebble, Mount Milligan, Keess South, Keess North, Gibraltar, Prosperity, Xietongen, Newtongen, Florence, Sisson and Maggie. Fro its head office in Vancouver, Canada, HDI applies its unique strengths and capabilities to acquire, develop, operate and onetize ineral projects to provide superior returns to shareholders.

4 -4- Aarc is working with governent, stakeholders and First Nations toward the responsible developent of its projects, and anages ongoing progras of counity and regional outreach. These efforts include the provision of jobs, training progras, contract opportunities, capacity funding and sponsorship of counity events. The Copany also seeks to establish coprehensive partnership discussions with local First Nations at the earliest stages of project developent with the goal of establishing progressive agreeents. All work progras are carefully planned to achieve high levels of environental and social perforance. Qualified Person as Defined Under National Instruent 43-0 Mark Rebagliati, P. Eng., a Qualified Person as defined under National Instruent 43-0, has reviewed and approved the technical content in this release. Quality Control/Quality Assurance Progra All drill core was logged, photographed and cut in half with a diaond saw. Half core saples fro DUKE were sent to MS Analytical, Langley, Canada facility (025 accredited), for preparation and analyses. Drill core saples were analyzed for Cu, Mo, Au, Ag and 35 additional eleents by Aqua Regia digestion of a 0.5 g saple followed by an ICP-AES/MS finish. Au was also analyzed by fire assay fusion of a 30 g saple followed by AAS finish. As part of a coprehensive Quality Assurance Quality Control ( QAQC ) progra, Aarc control saples were inserted in each analytical batch at the following rates: standards one in 20 regular saples, in-line replicates one in 20 regular saples and blanks one in regular saples. The control saple results were then checked to ensure proper QAQC. For further details on Aarc Resources Ltd., please visit the Copany s website at or contact Dr. Diane Nicolson, President, at (04) or within North Aerica at ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Ronald W. Thiessen Chief Executive Officer Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor any other regulatory authority accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Forward Looking and other Cautionary Inforation This news release includes certain stateents that ay be deeed "forward-looking stateents". All such stateents, other than stateents of historical facts that address exploration drilling, exploitation activities and other related events or developents are forward-looking stateents. Although the Copany believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking stateents are based on reasonable assuptions, such stateents are not guarantees of future perforance and actual results or developents ay differ aterially fro those in the forward-looking stateents. Assuptions used by the Copany to develop forward-looking stateents include the following: Aarc's projects will obtain all required environental and other perits and all land use and other licenses, studies and exploration of Aarc's projects will continue to be positive, and no geological or technical probles will occur. The Copany cannot guarantee that the Consolidated Loan and issuance of securities conteplated by this release will coplete. There is no certainty that the Copany will be able to repay the Consolidated Loan or any other outstanding debt or liability of the Copany in a tiely anner or at all. Factors that could cause actual results to differ aterially fro those in forward-looking stateents include arket prices, potential environental issues or liabilities associated with exploration, developent and ining activities, exploitation and exploration successes, continuity of ineralization, uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary perits, licenses and tenure and delays due to third party opposition, changes in and the effect of governent policies regarding ining and natural resource exploration and exploitation, exploration and developent of properties located within Aboriginal groups asserted territories ay affect or be perceived to affect asserted aboriginal rights and title, which ay cause peritting delays or opposition by Aboriginal groups, continued availability of capital and financing, and general econoic, arket or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such stateents are not guarantees of future perforance and actual results or developents ay differ aterially fro those projected in the forward-looking stateents. For ore inforation on Aarc Resources Ltd., investors should review the Copany's annual For 20-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Coission at and its hoe jurisdiction filings that are available at

5 Legend Cu Mineralization 2000 N Mo Mineralization H Aarc Drill Holes Historical Drill Holes N 3 H4 20 N 5 H N 200 Metres N 9200 E 9400 E 900 E 9800 E E E E DUKE Discovery Drill Hole Plan

6 A A DK800 H4 DK002 DK00 H0 Surface DK M Legend Cu % Mo % Reference Lines Cu % 0.5 Mo % Felsic Dyke Biotite ± Hornblende Feldspar Porphyry (BFP) Biotite ± Hornblende Feldspar Porphyry (BFP) Volcanics 200 Metres Felsic Porphyritic Intrusion Diorite Dyke DUKE Successful Test of Depth Potential With Mineralization Open in All Directions

7 A A DK800 H4 DK002 DK00 H0 Surface DK M Legend CuEQ Reference Lines CuEQ% Felsic Dyke Biotite ± Hornblende Feldspar Porphyry (BFP) Metres.5 Biotite ± Hornblende Feldspar Porphyry (BFP) Volcanics Felsic Porphyritic Intrusion. Copper equivalent (CuEQ) calculations use etal prices: Cu US$3.00/lb, Mo US$2/lb, Ag US$8/oz and Au US$,2/oz. Metallurgical recoveries and net selter returns are assued to be 00%. Diorite Dyke DUKE Successful Test of Depth Potential With Mineralization Open in All Directions

8 0 E 0 E 8000 E 8000 E 80 E 80 E 9000 E 9000 E 20 N 20 N 2000 N 2000 N 20 N 20 N 2000 N 2000 N 250 N 250 N 200 N 200 N 240 N 4 Kiloetre 90 E 90 E 3 H A H4 A H E E IP Chargeability Anoaly E 800 E 8000 E 8000 E 240 N Legend Cu Mineralization Mo Mineralization Aarc Drill Holes Historical Drill Holes Historical IP Chargeability (V/V)* DUKE IP Geophysics Has Delineated an Iportant Scale Mineralized Syste

9 0 E E 8000 E E 9000 E 80 E E E Legend Cu Mineralization 2 0 N 20 2 N 20 Mo Mineralization Aarc Drill Holes Historical Drill Holes High IP Chargeability Anoaly Airborne Magnetic Survey Total Magnetic Intensity (nt) 2 00 N N 2000 IP Chargeability Anoaly 4 20 N N 20 0 N N H A H N H0 A N N N 240 N 00 E 8000 E E E 9 0 E E 8000 E 0 0E Kiloetre 240 0N DUKE Coincident Magnetic and IP Geophysics Surveys Focus DUKE Deposit Target