Cleantech, Oracle Commodity amend royalty agreement

Mr. John Lee of Cleantech reports CLEANTECH VANADIUM AND ORACLE COMMODITY AMEND ROYALTY AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR PROPERTIES Cleantech Vanadium Mining Corp. and Oracle Commodity Holding Corp. have executed an amending agreement effective Aug. 27, 2025, to the net smelter return (NSR) royalty agreement dated Aug. 11, 2025, between U.S. Fluorspar LLC (USF), a 100-per-cent-owned subsidiary of Cleantech, and Oracle. The amending agreement adds the Pope fluorspar properties in Illinois to the royalty agreement property schedule, under which a 2-per-cent net smelter return royalty is payable to Oracle with a minimum of $6 per tonne of minerals sold. The terms of the royalty agreement are set out in a news release dated Aug. 12, 2025. In consideration, Oracle is to pay USF, upon TSX Venture Exchange approval of the royalty agreement and amending agreement, non-refundable cash payments equal to 20 per cent of the cash consideration which USF paid, pays or will pay, to the current owner of Pope fluorspar properties totalling $184,000 (U.S.) over four years. The first cash payment Oracle will make to USF is $5,820 (U.S.) after TSX-V approval of the royalty agreement and amending agreement. Pope fluorspar properties Pope fluorspar properties consist of 15 mineral rights parcels totalling 970 acres across the Empire subdistrict, Stewart subdistrict and Hobbs Creek subdistrict. Those properties are strategically positioned along the major fault systems that historically controlled mineralization throughout the approximately 1,000-square-mile Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district (IKFD). The IKFD's extraordinary productivity stems from its unique geological architecture. The IKFD sits within Mississippian-age limestones intersected by northwest-southeast-trending normal faults, creating the perfect structural environment for fluorite mineralization. These steep fault-fill veins, breccia zones and localized carbonate replacements developed along favourable limestone horizons, with mineralized shoots typically thickening at structural complexities such as fault bends, step-overs and fault-dike intersections. The geological complexity that made the IKFD America's fluorite capital remains intact. Mineralization occurs in four primary deposit types: horizontal bedding replacement deposits, veins along vertical faults and fractures, residual gravel deposits, and fluorite breccia. This diversity offers multiple exploration and development targets across Cleantech's extensive land position of over 8,150 acres. The IKFD's strategic importance extends beyond its historical production record. Its established transportation infrastructure, proximity to industrial consumers and documented production of over 32.5 million tons position it as America's most viable domestic fluorspar source in an increasingly import-dependent market. Currently, nearly all fluorspar consumed in the United States is imported, with Mexico supplying 72 per cent of 2017 imports, followed by China and South Africa. Fluorspar prices have increased dramatically from $300 per ton in 2020 to over $470 per ton in 2025. China, which accounts for 60 per cent of global fluorspar production, has become a net importer of fluorspar since 2023. Oracle is a control person of Cleantech, holding 42,799,502 common shares of Cleantech. As such, Cleantech and Oracle are related parties to each other within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101, Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. Cleantech and Oracle each intend to rely on available exemptions from the formal valuation and minority approval requirements of MI 61-101 (and Policy 5.9 of the TSX Venture Exchange). The following supplementary information is provided in accordance with Section 5.2 of MI 61-101. Qualified person The technical and scientific information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Carlos Zamora, CPG, a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) since 2024, who is an independent qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. About Cleantech Vanadium Mining Corp. Cleantech is a mining company focused on critical mineral resources in the United States. The company has an option to acquire 8,150 acres of mineral rights with historical fluorspar resources across multiple projects in Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district. Cleantech also owns a 100-per-cent interest in the Gibellini vanadium mine project in Nevada. We seek Safe Harbor.