Apex Critical Metals confirms monazite, bastnaesite as dominant REE minerals at Rift project in Nebraska

• Apex Critical Metals reported mineralogy results at its 100%-owned Rift Rare Earth Project in Nebraska’s Elk Creek carbonatite complex.
• QXRD work across four 2026 drillholes identified monazite and bastnaesite as the dominant REE-host minerals in the Trinity and Neo zones.
• Results point to a clearer processing route, since both minerals have established recovery flowsheets used in carbonatite REE operations.
• SGS Lakefield metallurgical testwork is expected to start shortly, supported by additional TIMA mineral analysis now underway at SGS Geochemistry.
• Separately, a three-month marketing agreement with Rumble Strip Media was renewed for C$ 1 million.

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