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Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) for a long-term rare earth element feedstock supply agreement. The 10-year arrangement will source materials from CMC's Tanbreez Project in Greenland to supply Ucore's Strategic Metals Complex in Louisiana and Commercial Demonstration Facility in Ontario.

The agreement, targeted to commence by July 1, 2027, aims to establish a Western rare earth supply chain independent of China. The feedstock will be processed at Ucore's facilities, which are supported by the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Louisiana. The partnership focuses on heavy rare earth elements crucial for permanent magnets used in defense and consumer applications.

Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) ha siglato una Lettera di Intenti non vincolante (LOI) con Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) per un accordo pluriennale di fornitura di materie prime a base di terre rare. L'intesa decennale prevede l'approvvigionamento dal progetto Tanbreez di CMC in Groenlandia per alimentare il Strategic Metals Complex di Ucore in Louisiana e la Commercial Demonstration Facility in Ontario.

L'accordo, che dovrebbe entrare in vigore entro il 1° luglio 2027, punta a costruire una filiera occidentale delle terre rare indipendente dalla Cina. Le materie prime saranno lavorate negli impianti di Ucore, sostenuti dal Dipartimento della Difesa degli Stati Uniti e dallo Stato della Louisiana. La collaborazione è concentrata sulle terre rare pesanti, fondamentali per i magneti permanenti impiegati in applicazioni militari e di consumo.

Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) ha firmado una carta de intenciones no vinculante (LOI) con Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) para un acuerdo de suministro a largo plazo de materias primas de tierras raras. El acuerdo de diez años prevé obtener material del proyecto Tanbreez de CMC en Groenlandia para abastecer el Strategic Metals Complex de Ucore en Luisiana y la Commercial Demonstration Facility en Ontario.

El pacto, previsto para empezar el 1 de julio de 2027, busca crear una cadena de suministro occidental de tierras raras independiente de China. Las materias primas se procesarán en las instalaciones de Ucore, respaldadas por el Departamento de Defensa de EE. UU. y el Estado de Luisiana. La asociación se centra en las tierras raras pesadas, esenciales para los imanes permanentes utilizados en aplicaciones de defensa y de consumo.

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Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) a signé une lettre d'intention non contraignante (LOI) avec Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) en vue d'un accord de fourniture à long terme de matières premières en terres rares. Cet engagement sur dix ans prévoit de sourcer les matériaux depuis le projet Tanbreez de CMC au Groenland pour approvisionner le Strategic Metals Complex de Ucore en Louisiane et la Commercial Demonstration Facility en Ontario.

L'accord, dont le démarrage est ciblé au 1er juillet 2027, vise à établir une chaîne d'approvisionnement occidentale en terres rares indépendante de la Chine. Les matières premières seront traitées dans les installations de Ucore, soutenues par le département de la Défense des États-Unis et l'État de Louisiane. Le partenariat se concentre sur les terres rares lourdes, essentielles aux aimants permanents utilisés dans les applications de défense et grand public.

Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) hat eine unverbindliche Absichtserklärung (LOI) mit Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) für ein langfristiges Lieferabkommen für Seltene-Erden-Rohstoffe unterzeichnet. Die zehnjährige Vereinbarung sieht vor, Material vom Tanbreez-Projekt von CMC in Grönland zu beziehen und das Strategic Metals Complex von Ucore in Louisiana sowie die Commercial Demonstration Facility in Ontario zu beliefern.

Das Abkommen, das bis zum 1. Juli 2027 starten soll, zielt darauf ab, eine westliche Lieferkette für Seltene Erden unabhängig von China aufzubauen. Die Rohstoffe werden in den Anlagen von Ucore verarbeitet, die vom US-Verteidigungsministerium und dem Bundesstaat Louisiana unterstützt werden. Schwerpunkt der Partnerschaft sind schwere Seltene Erden, die für Dauermagnete in Verteidigungs- und Verbraucheranwendungen wichtig sind.

Positive
  • Strategic 10-year supply agreement securing critical heavy rare earth elements
  • Support from U.S. Department of Defense and State of Louisiana
  • Partnership reduces Western dependence on Chinese rare earth supply chain
  • Access to significant heavy rare earth concentrations from Greenland's Tanbreez Project
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  • Agreement is non-binding and subject to due diligence and approvals
  • Commercial production not expected to start until at least July 2027
  • Specifications and commercial terms still need to be finalized

Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 26, 2025) - (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) ("Ucore" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the execution of a Non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) ("CMC") for a long-term offtake agreement to secure heavy rare earth element feedstock from CMC's Tanbreez Project in southern Greenland.

Under the terms of the proposed arrangement, Critical Metals Corp. intends to supply Ucore with a rare earth product from Tanbreez over an initial 10-year term. This material will be used as feedstock for Ucore's Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) in Alexandria, Louisiana, a facility supported by both the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Louisiana. Smaller volumes will initially be processed at Ucore's Commercial Demonstration Facility ("CDF") in Kingston, Ontario.

"Critical Metals Corp's Tanbreez offers tremendous opportunities for Ucore given the significant concentration of heavy rare earths it contains, which are essential for the production of rare earth permanent magnets," said Pat Ryan, Chairman and CEO of Ucore. "Both Critical Metals Corp and Ucore share a vision to lessen China's grip of the rare earth ecosystem in the West, and we look forward to our partnership, positioning us both to meet the growing demand for rare earths while addressing national security challenges."

"Ucore's refining capabilities, together with feedstock from the Tanbreez project, has the potential to fill key gaps in the western rare earth supply chain," said Tony Sage, CEO and Executive Chairman of Critical Metals Corp. "These materials are critical to a number of western defense and consumer applications and we look forward to teaming up with Ucore and their exceptional team to support the development of a robust supply chain in America that isn't reliant on China."

The non-binding LOI sets out the parties' intentions to negotiate and execute a Definitive Offtake Agreement. Terms of the LOI include the delivery of a mixed rare earth carbonate or oxide, with specifications to be agreed to, over a multi-year term commencing on the later of July 1, 2027 or commercial production. The execution of a Definitive Offtake Agreement remains subject to customary conditions including completion of due diligence, finalization of commercial terms, and necessary approvals.

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About Ucore Rare Metals Inc.

Ucore is focused on rare- and critical-metal resources, extraction, beneficiation, and separation technologies with the potential for production, growth, and scalability. Ucore's vision and plan is to become a leading advanced technology company, providing best-in-class metal separation products and services to the mining and mineral extraction industry.

Through strategic partnerships, this plan includes disrupting the People's Republic of China's control of the North American REE supply chain through the near-term development of a heavy and light rare-earth processing facility in the US State of Louisiana, subsequent SMCs in Canada and Alaska and the longer-term development of Ucore's 100% controlled Bokan-Dotson Ridge Rare Heavy REE Project on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska, USA ("Bokan").

Ucore is listed on the TSXV under the trading symbol "" and in the United States on the OTC Markets' OTCQX® Best Market under the ticker symbol "."

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release (other than statements of historical facts) that address future business development, technological development and/or acquisition activities (including any related required financings), timelines, events, or developments that the Company is pursuing are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance or results, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

Regarding the disclosure in the press release above about the government support for Ucore, the Company has assumed that the applicable projects (including each of the associated milestones) will be completed satisfactorily and in accordance with the respective agreements or letters of intent (as applicable) for such government support. For additional risks and uncertainties regarding the Company, its business activities, its ability to qualify for and receive any additional funding from any U.S. or Canadian government, the CDF and the aforementioned projects (generally), see the risk disclosure in the Company's MD&A for Q1 2025 (filed on SEDAR+ on May 9, 2025) () as well as the risks described below. As noted above, the execution of a Definitive Offtake Agreement will be conditional upon the parties agreeing on commercial terms, among other conditions precedent.

Regarding the disclosure above in the "About Ucore Rare Metals Inc." section, the Company has assumed that it will be able to procure or retain additional partners and/or suppliers, in addition to Innovation Metals Corp. ("IMC"), as suppliers for Ucore's expected future SMCs. Ucore has also assumed that sufficient external funding will be found to continue and complete the ongoing research and development work required at the CDF and also later prepare a new National Instrument 43-101 technical report that demonstrates that Bokan is feasible and economically viable for the production of both REE and co-product metals and the then prevailing market prices based upon assumed customer offtake agreements. Ucore has also assumed that sufficient external funding will be secured to continue the development of the specific engineering plans for the SMCs and their construction and eventual commissioning and operations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, without limitation: IMC failing to protect its intellectual property rights in RapidSX™; RapidSX™ failing to demonstrate commercial viability in large commercial-scale applications; Ucore not being able to procure additional key partners or suppliers for the SMCs; Ucore not being able to raise sufficient funds to fund the specific design and construction of the SMCs and/or the continued development of RapidSX™; adverse capital-market conditions; unexpected due-diligence findings; the emergence of alternative superior metallurgy and metal-separation technologies; the inability of Ucore and/or IMC to retain its key staff members; a change in the legislation in Louisiana or Alaska and/or in the support expressed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) regarding the development of Bokan; the availability and procurement of any required interim and/or long-term financing that may be required; and general economic, market or business conditions.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined by the TSXV) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

CONTACTS

Mr. Michael Schrider, P.E., Ucore Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for the content of this news release and may be contacted at 1.902.482.5214.

For additional information, please contact:

Mark MacDonald
Vice President, Investor Relations
Ucore Rare Metals Inc.
1.902.482.5214
[email protected]

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FAQ

What is the significance of Ucore's agreement with Critical Metals Corp (CRML)?

The agreement secures a 10-year supply of heavy rare earth elements from Greenland's Tanbreez Project, helping establish a Western supply chain independent of China for critical materials used in defense and consumer applications.

When will UURAF begin receiving rare earth materials from the Tanbreez Project?

The supply agreement is scheduled to commence on the later of July 1, 2027 or when commercial production begins.

Where will Ucore (UURAF) process the rare earth materials from Critical Metals Corp?

The materials will be processed at Ucore's Strategic Metals Complex in Alexandria, Louisiana, with smaller volumes initially processed at their Commercial Demonstration Facility in Kingston, Ontario.

What government support does Ucore's rare earth processing facility receive?

Ucore's Strategic Metals Complex in Louisiana is supported by both the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Louisiana.

What conditions need to be met for the UURAF-CRML agreement to become definitive?

The agreement requires completion of due diligence, finalization of commercial terms, specification agreements, and necessary approvals before becoming definitive.
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