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Apex Receives Exploration Permit for Rift REE Project, Nebraska; Drill Program Preparation Underway
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 5, 2026 /Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company"), a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the identification and development of critical and strategic ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 5, 2026 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company"), a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the identification and development of critical and strategic metals, is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment ("NDEE") for its mineral exploration permit ("drill permit") at the Company's flagship Rift Rare Earth Project, located within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex in southeastern Nebraska, U.S.A.","length":610,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Apex CEO, Sean Charland, stated: "We have been very active expanding and consolidating our property position and completing historical re-logging, re-assaying and 3D modelling work in preparation for our inaugural drill campaign at the Rift Rare Earth Project. We are very pleased to receive our drill permit, which marks a significant step forward as we transition from planning and preparation to drill program execution. We are eager to begin verifying and expanding upon the excellent historical results, which we believe can rapidly position the Rift Project as one of the premier rare earth projects in North America."","length":634,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Rift Project now covers approximately 3,500 acres across the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex-an area with extensive historical drilling by previous operators, including Molycorp (1973-1986) and Quantum Rare Earth Developments (2010-2011). Historical programs reported broad, high-grade REE mineralized intervals, including:","length":325,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"155.5 metres ("m") of 2.70% REO(1), including 54.9 m at 3.30% REO (EC-93).","length":84,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"236.2 m of 2.10% REO, including 68.2 m of 3.32% REO (NEC11-004).","length":64,"tagName":"p"}]}],"tagName":"ul","bulletedList":true,"length":148,"olType":false},{"type":"text","content":"Drill Program Preparations","length":26,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"With a permit now in hand, Apex has begun advancing all pre-drilling activities, with drilling expected to commence during the first half of Q1/2026. Ongoing preparations include:","len...