Apex Critical Metals drills 4.48% REO over 8 m at Rift rare earth project in Nebraska

• Apex Critical Metals reported new rare earth drill assays from the Rift project in southeastern Nebraska, extending the Trinity Zone westward.
• Hole RIFT26-012 cut 151.4 m at 2.42% REO, including 8.0 m at 4.48% REO.
• Hole RIFT26-014 returned 148.5 m at 2.09% REO, including 10.2 m at 5.27% REO.
• Trinity Zone now outlined over about 400 m strike length, 200 m down-dip; mineralized intercepts typically 80 m to 150 m.
• Drilling totals 32 holes for about 21,000 m; assays pending for 18 holes; inaugural mineral resource estimate targeted for Q1/2027.

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