Apex Critical Metals summarizes 2025 drilling at Cap

Executive Summary

• Apex Critical Metals Corp. released a comprehensive summary of its 2025 regional exploration drilling program at the 100%-owned Cap Critical Minerals Project in British Columbia, confirming expanded niobium mineralization and identifying new rare earth and phosphate zones.
• The program successfully expanded the CAP25-006 niobium discovery to 124.5 m at 0.27% Nb2O5 and intersected multiple significant rare earth element (REE) and phosphate intervals, reinforcing the presence of a large, fertile carbonatite system.
• A newly completed airborne geophysical survey identified a massive, untested buried magnetic anomaly, which will be a primary focus for the 2026 drill program alongside step-out drilling on the niobium discovery.

Key Details

• Niobium Discovery Expansion: CAP25-006 expanded to 124.5 m at 0.27% Nb2O5, encompassing the previously reported 36 m at 0.59% Nb2O5 (including 10 m at 1.08% Nb2O5). The zone remains open laterally and at depth.
• Rare Earth Element (REE) Intercepts: Multiple REE-enriched intervals identified, including 3.0 m at 1.08% REO (CAP25-005) and 3.4 m at 1.33% REO (CAP25-006). Localized samples exceeded 2% REO.
• Phosphate Mineralization: High-grade and broad intervals intersected, including 3.8 m at 16.2% P2O5 (CAP25-007), 45.0 m at 6.22% P2O5 (CAP25-007), and 58.2 m at 5.63% P2O5 (CAP25-012).
• Drilling Program Scope: 9 helicopter-supported NQ diamond drill holes totaling 2,323 m.
• Geophysical Survey Results: Airborne magnetic survey identified a large buried magnetic anomaly interpreted as a buried intrusive body. Only historically tested by one 2017 drill hole that missed the target depth.
• 2026 Exploration Focus: Step-out drilling around the CAP25-006 niobium discovery and initial testing of high-priority targets generated from the 2025 geophysical survey.
• Flagship Project Update: Progress toward a fully funded drill program at the Rift REE project in Nebraska, expected to commence in early Q1 2026.
• Technical Validation: All data reviewed and approved by Nathan Schmidt, PGeo (Qualified Person under NI 43-101). Samples analyzed at Activation Laboratories Ltd. using XRF and ICP/MS methods.

Notable Quotes

• Sean Charland, CEO: "The drilling highlight of the 2025 program remains the near-surface, high-grade niobium discovery, with the additional assay results showing a broader interval in CAP25-006 and further niobium, phosphate and REE mineralization in other regional target areas, which reinforces our interpretation of a large, fertile carbonatite system. We are equally excited by the intensity and scale of the untested magnetic anomaly to the southeast of our 2025 regional program, underscoring the opportunity and exploration upside at Cap."