Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 6, 2026) - CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. (TSXV: CTV) (OTCQB: CTVFF) ("CleanTech" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the permitting of its Campbell-Crotser Fluorspar Mining Project ("Campbell-Crotser") located in Livingston County, Kentucky, and to outline the regulatory roadmap toward the development of Campbell-Crotser and an associated central flotation processing and tailings facility to produce 97% acid-grade fluorspar on site.
In addition to appointing a full time Kentucky permitting specialist, the Company is engaging SynTerra Corporation ("SynTerra"), a Kentucky-based engineering firm to assist the Company to prepare and submit the permits for Campbell-Crotser and a flotation processing plant with supplemental technical and environmental studies by the end of 2026.
Permitting Program and Schedule
The permitting effort is organized around two parallel application packages - one for the Campbell-Crotser portal, and one for the processing plant and tailings facility - each advanced through a three-phase workflow designed to expedite the overall timeline:
Phase 1 - Property control and project initiation: confirm mineral and surface title and rights of entry, complete site reconnaissance, and prepare preliminary operations mapping.
Phase 2 - Permitting, engineering and regulatory review: complete environmental field investigations, prepare the Kentucky Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement ("DMRE") Non-Coal permit application package, coordinate water permitting, manage public notice and agency review cycles, and arrange bonding and financial assurance.
Phase 3 - Federal mine-safety compliance and operational readiness: secure a Mine Safety and Health Administration ("MSHA") Mine Identification Number, finalize ground-control and safety plans, and complete pre-operational readiness.
A central element of the strategy is parallel processing - advancing water, air and mine-safety approvals concurrently with the core DMRE review rather than sequentially - to reduce potential regulatory delay and position Campbell-Crotser for operational readiness upon permit issuance.
The Company is targeting submission of the principal mine and processing plant permit applications by the end of November 2026, subject to completion of baseline field studies, and issuance of these permits is expected in the first half of 2028.
The processing plant and tailings facility are being designed with optional capacity expansion to support not only Campbell-Crotser but additional mines the Company may seek to commission in phases.