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Apex Summarizes Progress to-date and 2026 Outlook at the Rift Rare Earth Project
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 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 ...
About this update from Apex Critical Metals Corp
[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 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 provide a year-end summary of its 2025 activities and milestones at the Rift Rare Earth Project (the "Project", or "Rift"), along with a 2026 outlook including a more detailed summary of the upcoming Phase I drill campaign.","length":535,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Throughout 2025, Apex accumulated and expanded its private holdings within the Elk Creek Carbonatite complex with a focus on the most prospective ground for rare earth (REE) and niobium mineralization, and completed comprehensive technical and modeling work, enabled by the multiple strategic financings completed during the year.","length":330,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Rift Rare Earth Project: A Transformative Year Summarized","length":57,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"After evaluating numerous known global carbonatites the Company identified Elk Creek as its highest priority and by September 3, 2025, had secured 2,407 acres.","length":159,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Project size subsequently expanded to 3,500 acres including key consolidation pieces incorporating the most significant historical REE intersections from previous drilling.","length":172,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Apex launched and completed a re-logging and re-assaying program of preserved drill core from the Rift Project during Q4/2025 in partnership with the Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (see news releases November 24th and December 8th).","length":295,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Received approval from the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (NDEE) for its mineral exploration/drill permit (see news release Jan 5, 2026).","length":159,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Secured drill contractor with extensive local drilling experience in the Elk Creek Carbonatite (Boart Longyear) for Phase I drilling (see news release Jan 12, 2026).","length":165,"tagName":"p"}]},{"v...