Apex Critical Metals (APXC) Corporate presentation summary

Market context and project setting

• Magnet-grade rare earth demand is projected to triple by 2035, while new supply is expected to grow at nearly half the pace; China controls ~90% of global REE supply.

• The Rift Rare Earth Project lies in southeastern Nebraska within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex; mineralogical analysis confirmed monazite and bastnaesite in the Trinity and Neo zones.

• The project benefits from private land, paved highway access, rail approximately 4–5 miles away, and Nebraska industrial power averaging 7.12¢/kWh versus 8.58¢/kWh for the U.S. and 20.06¢/kWh for California in March 2026.

• The Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex is 6–8 km in diameter; 106 historical drill holes were completed, including 20 within the Rift project area.

Rift drilling and results

• The 2026 program completed 37 holes totaling ~24,000 m; assays were reported for 24 holes, with 13 pending. The expanded program targets 25,000–30,000 m in total.

• Drilling traced the Trinity Zone ~500 m north–south and >300 m down dip west within a 700 m target corridor; the zone remains open in all directions.

• High-grade intervals include 22.9 m at 4.75% REO, 14.9 m at 5.09%, 12.3 m at 5.63%, and 10.2 m at 5.27%; intervals are downhole lengths and true widths are unknown.

• Broad intervals include 116.0 m at 3.55% REO, 171.5 m at 2.35%, and 197.5 m at 2.12%; eight 2026 intervals exceed 70 m at >2% REO.

• The deeper Neo Zone has been intersected in two holes; reported intervals include 17.2 m at 0.89% REO with 39.4% NdPr and 4.7 m at 0.71% REO with 51.6% NdPr. Its extent remains unknown.

Milestones and strategic positioning

• One rig was planned to continue drilling through Q4 2026; an inaugural Rift mineral resource estimate is targeted for Q1 2027, with the project described as fully funded to reach that milestone.

• A Rift preliminary economic assessment is targeted for H2 2027; 2027 strategic-capital pathways include U.S. administration programs, corporate investment, M&A, and downstream end-users.

• Defense Industrial Base Consortium membership aligns the project with U.S. critical-mineral supply initiatives; the presentation cites a 25% tariff on Chinese magnets in 2026 and U.S. government initiatives to support domestic supply chains.