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Strategies for 2025-2026

Strategies for 2025-2026

US Critical Materials – 2025–2026 Strategic Growth Plan

US Critical Materials Corp. is a privately held rare earth exploration and process development company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. With substantial mineral holdings in Montana and Idaho, the company is advancing a high-grade, domestically sourced supply of rare earth elements—including critical heavies such as dysprosium, terbium, and samarium—alongside gallium. These elements are essential to defense technologies, permanent magnets, and national security applications. USCM’s mission is to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign imports and establish a resilient, independent supply chain.

In partnership with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), USCM is developing a pilot-scale processing facility to refine ore from the Sheep Creek deposit, which contains both light and heavy rare earths. Under a Phase II CRADA, INL is providing technical leadership in advanced separation science to support clean, scalable extraction of rare earths and gallium. The facility will demonstrate environmentally responsible processing aligned with federal priorities and defense applications.

USCM is committed to building a resilient, independent supply chain—setting new standards for ESG-aligned mineral production and strategic autonomy.

US Critical Materials is advancing a focused strategy to expand domestic rare earth and critical mineral capabilities. Our priorities for 2025–2026 include:

  • Asset Development & Expansion

    • Advance Sheep Creek through phased mining, winter adit operations, and pilot beneficiation.
    • Acquire high-potential U.S. mineral properties identified through proprietary geophysical targeting.

  • Continued Corporate Governance

    US Critical Materials enforces disciplined governance to ensure financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and investor confidence. Our approach includes:

    • Financial Controls: Rigorous oversight of salaries, expenses, and capital deployment
    • Legal & Regulatory Compliance: Adherence to environmental, corporate, and jurisdictional standards
    • Operational Transparency: Internal review and reporting across all functions

  • Processing Innovation & Pilot Plant Development

    • Partner with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to develop scalable, ESG-aligned beneficiation methods.
    • Construct a critical mineral pilot plant at INL to validate processing pathways and accelerate commercialization.
    • Conduct metallurgical studies on Sheep Creek ore to optimize recovery and flow-sheet design.

  • Public & Government Engagement

    • Continue executing a national media campaign across print, digital, and broadcast to raise awareness of U.S. rare earth supply.
    • Sustain active engagement with DoD, DOE, and other federal agencies to secure funding and strategic alignment.
    • Reinforce messaging around national security, supply chain resilience, and ESG leadership.

  • Capital Formation & Strategic Partnerships

    • Evaluate funding options including equity investment, strategic partnerships, and federal grants.
    • Negotiate forward offtake agreements across multiple critical minerals to secure long-term demand.
    • Pursue end-user investments from automotive, defense, and tech sectors seeking upstream supply chain security.

  • Acquisition of Additional Properties

    US Critical Materials is aware that there are certain high quality critical mineral properties in the U.S. that have not been identified and are available for acquisition. Management, along with the Company geologists, have been in the mineral space for many years and have identified certain promising targets. US Critical Materials plans to acquire several of these properties in 2024.

  • Metallurgical And Processing Studies

    Idaho National Laboratories, Idaho Falls, Idaho, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, has expressed an interest in examining rock from the Sheep Creek property to serve as a test-ore to develop improved methods for recovering rare-earth elements and other critical metals. Work will include mineral identification, distribution of elements in ore, and evaluating processing pathways including separation by gravity, separation by flotation, determining optimum grind-size, recovery through leaching, fractionation of elements, and flow-charts for multiple elements.

  • Public Relations

    The company has retained a well-respected and highly regarded public relations firm with whom it is formulating its PR campaign to be executed in newsprint, digital media, and on TV. US Critical Materials is confident that this media exposure will create awareness for our domestic supply of rare earths.

  • Government Relations

    US Critical Materials has retained an experienced and well-established government relations firm to seek funding from DOD, DOE, and other federal agencies. There is considerable funding available from the US government.

  • Capital Markets Funding

    Based on the unprecedented demand, and limited supply of critical minerals, the Company is currently exploring many options regarding funding. US Critical Materials has been approached by funding sources and continues to seek the best scenario for the Company and its shareholders.

  • Offtake Contracts

    The Company is confident that it will be able to execute forward offtake contracts based on the imbalance in the marketplace, and activity of competitors. The contracts could be broad or targeted to each of the Company's many critical minerals. Rare earths projects with significantly lower critical mineral levels are currently negotiating and signing contracts with major end users. The contracts are long term, and do not require production for a few years.

  • End User Investments

    Due to the shortage of critical minerals, end users are investing at the beginning of the supply chain so they will not be shut out. Auto companies have recently been entering into contracts with, and have even been purchasing outright, mining companies with a focus on critical minerals. With the expected continuation of geopolitical volatility around the globe, and the ever-increasing need for a secure supply, we believe US Critical Materials will become an acquisition, JV, or other target for not only auto companies, but a variety of other end users.

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