Tactical Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: TREO) (“Tactical” or the “Company”), a U.S.-focused rare earth elements company, today provided an update on its initial plans to advance its Peak Project in Hudspeth County, Texas following its Nasdaq listing.
Peak Project Core Fundamentals
Independent testing. Work to date has been supported by APEX Geoscience, Kemetco Research, Forte Dynamics and the University of Texas at Austin.
Heavy rare earth profile. Analytical work showed heavy rare earth elements plus yttrium averaging 2.09 times the light rare earth elements.
Material already mined. Two decades of railway ballast crushing at the Sierra Blanca Quarry produced pre-crushed fines materials that are stockpiled on surface. The Company’s 2022 technical report described the material as already mined, crushed, conveyed and stockpiled.
Secured feedstock position. The pre-crushed fines stockpiled material is accessible to Tactical under a 2026 purchase and sale agreement, together with an option over the quarry operation itself.
Ranjeet Sundher, Chief Executive Officer of Tactical, said, “Peak is a very special project in this sector because the potential feedstock material is already out of the ground. Two decades of quarry operations produced it, and it is sitting on surface in West Texas. Our technical work has concentrated on whether that material can be processed, and on the heavy rare earth profile it carries, which is where the United States is most exposed. With the Nasdaq listing complete, we are moving the project into its next phase.”
Peak’s Rare Earth Momentum
Work Completed to Date
Since acquiring its interest in the Peak Project, Tactical has advanced work across field sampling, independent assaying, quality assurance and quality control, mineralogical studies, drone surveys, scoping metallurgical testing, sample characterization, bench-scale leach testing, vat-leach testing, permeability testing and project planning. This work has established a technical base for the next work program, which includes exploration and an assessment of mineral resources.
Independent Geological Foundation
Tactical’s 2021 program collected samples from the active and historical quarry areas. The samples were analyzed by an independent accredited laboratory, reviewed by independent Qualified Persons, who found that the data were suitable for the report and potential future mineral resource modelling.
In September 2022, Tactical filed the initial NI 43-101 / SK-1300 technical report for Peak. Prepared by APEX Geoscience Ltd. and Kemetco Research Inc., the report summarized the Company’s 2021 and 2022 exploration and metallurgical work and set out recommendations for a two-phase work program.
Heavy Rare Earth Element and Mineralogical Profile
Tactical’s analytical dataset (n=40 samples) showed that heavy rare earth elements plus yttrium (“HREE+Y”) averaged 2.9 times the light rare earth elements (“LREE”). Additionally, independent samples collected by the Qualified Person during a site inspection (n=8 samples) returned a comparable profile and validated the HREE mineralization and other elements. The material also showed enrichment in lithium, niobium, rubidium, yttrium and zirconium.
Mineralogical work at the University of Texas at Austin identified accessory minerals including cassiterite, columbite, yttrofluorite, yttrocerite, thorite and zircon. Two drone surveys completed by Texas registered land surveyors mapped the active pre-crushed fines stockpile.
Metallurgical Results
Initial metallurgical test work conducted by Kemetco assessed direct-leach amenability and maximum extraction potential across four leach conditions. Results from all four are reported below. Extraction response varied widely by reagent and test condition, from less than 25.3 percent to 96.1 percent.
Preliminary total rare earth elements plus yttrium (“TREE+Y”) extraction rates were as follows:
- Ambient-temperature hydrochloric acid bottle-roll: less than 25.3 percent
- Ambient-temperature sulfuric acid bottle-roll: 88 percent to 93 percent
- Heated sulfuric acid agitated-tank: 89 percent to 90 percent
- Heated hydrochloric acid agitated-tank: 95.6 percent to 96.1 percent
The work also identified lithium as a potential by-product for further study. Heated hydrochloric acid agitated-tank tests returned lithium extraction results of 66.2 percent to 87.6 percent, while acid-bake and water-leach tests returned 90 percent to 96 percent lithium extraction.
These were scoping-scale results from composite samples. They do not establish commercial-scale recovery. Further work is required on material variability, reagent consumption, impurity removal, leach-solution processing, production of saleable products, water balance, and by-product and waste handling.
Phase 1 Metallurgical Work Program
In May 2024, Tactical reported that sample characterization, bench-scale leach testing, vat-leach testing and permeability testing had been completed, with data analysis and reporting in progress. Currently, column-leach testing results and internal desktop benchmarking and scoping studies are ongoing.
The programs were designed to build an initial geometallurgical database, assess leaching at fine and coarse particle sizes, evaluate hydraulic conductivity of potential feed blends and identify project value drivers. Tactical also engaged Forte Dynamics Inc. to review available data, conduct a gap analysis and develop a roadmap toward a preliminary economic assessment.
The 2022 technical report recommended future sonic drilling, geophysical surveys, core sampling and bench- and column-scale metallurgical testing, followed, if warranted, by advanced metallurgy, demonstration plant planning, permitting and environmental work, community engagement and technical reporting.
Next Phase of Technical Work
Building on the work completed to date and pending the receipt and review of the results from the Phase-1 Metallurgical Work Program, Tactical is starting to pre-plan the next phase of work at the Peak Project. Key areas of focus are intended to include:
- Finalizing Phase-1 work program results
- Advancing process development
- Developing permitting and environmental roadmaps
- Growing downstream strategic partnerships
- Establishing engineering workflows
- Expanding exploration and geological studies
- Updating Technical Reports
The company’s immediate efforts are aimed at accelerating project growth and development activities in support of future fast-tracked production decisions.
Project Background
Peak is located within the active Sierra Blanca Quarry, approximately 90 miles southeast of El Paso. The project focuses on rare earth-enriched pre-crushed fines stockpiles generated by quarry operations. The Company’s 2022 NI 43-101 / SK-1300 technical report described the material as already mined, crushed, conveyed and stockpiled, and identified road access, a rail spur, power and space for project work at the quarry.
Secured Feedstock Position
In March 2026, Tactical entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Sierra Blanca Quarry, LLC covering approximately four million tons of pre-crushed fines stockpiled material generated by the ballast crushing plant, rights to additional stockpiled fines materials produced thereafter, and an exclusive option to acquire 100 percent of the membership interests of Sierra Blanca Quarry, LLC through a blend of cash and stock. The agreement has an initial term expiring July 31, 2036. In April 2026, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement converting approximately 1.5 million tons of that fines materials access into secured ownership, the first tranche within a staged acquisition strategy. The agreements remain subject to their respective terms and conditions.
No mineral resources or mineral reserves have been estimated for the pre-crushed fines stockpiled material. The tonnage figures above are derived from the Company’s commercial agreements rather than from an estimate of mineral resources or mineral reserves.
The Company’s common shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TREO” on August 20, 2026. The listing provides access to U.S. capital markets as Tactical continues technical, engineering and permitting work at Peak.
Technical Disclosure
The scientific and technical information in this release is based on the Company’s NI 43-101 technical / SK-1300 report with an effective date of September 15, 2022, and prior Company disclosures. The Peak Project remains an early-stage project, and Tactical has not completed mineral resource estimation work.
Roy Eccles P. Geol. of APEX Geoscience Ltd., an independent “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and is independent of the company, has reviewed and approved the geologic scientific and technical information in this press release as they relate to the geological sections of the technical report he is responsible for.
Norman Chow M.A.Sc., P. Eng. President of Kemetco Research Inc., an independent “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and is independent of the Company, has reviewed and approved the metallurgical scientific and technical information in this press release as they relate to the sections of technical report he is responsible for.
About Tactical Resources
Tactical Resources is a natural resources company focused on rare earth elements critical to advanced technologies, including semiconductors, electric vehicles, robotics, aerospace systems, and national defense applications. The Company is advancing the Peak Project in Hudspeth County, Texas, as part of its strategy to help build a secure domestic supply chain, reduce reliance on foreign-controlled sources and strengthen North American critical mineral security.
Tactical Resources is also pursuing innovative metallurgical processing and separation technologies designed to improve the economics, scalability, and sustainability of rare earth production. Through this integrated approach, the Company aims to become a key participant in the rapidly growing U.S. critical minerals ecosystem.
For additional information, please visit www.tacticalresources.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Tactical’s or its management team’s expectations concerning the outlook for Tactical’s business, productivity, plans, and goals for future operational improvements and capital investments, operational performance, future market conditions, or economic performance and developments in the capital and credit markets and expected future financial performance, including expected net proceeds, expected additional funding, the support of key stakeholders in the U.S. government, growth prospects and outlook of Tactical’s operations, individually or in the aggregate, including the achievement of project milestones, commencement and completion of commercial operations of certain of Tactical’s projects, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of Tactical. Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding the expected benefits of the Business Combination. The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management team of Tactical, and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstance and their potential effects. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) market risks; (ii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Tactical or Plum related to the Business Combination; (iii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination; (iv) the risk that the price of Tactical’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the highly competitive industries in which Tactical plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws, regulations, technologies, natural disasters or health epidemics/pandemics, national security tensions, and macro-economic and social environments affecting its business; (v) the inability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, identify and realize additional opportunities, and manage its growth and expanding operations; (vi) the risk that Tactical may not be able to successfully develop its mining projects, and/or its expansion plan; (vii) the risk that Tactical will be unable to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (viii) political and social risks of operating in the U.S. and other countries; and (ix) the operational hazards and risks that Tactical faces. The foregoing list is not exhaustive, and there may be additional risks that Tactical presently does not know or that Tactical currently believes are immaterial. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors, any other factors discussed in this press release and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 and the amendments thereto, which was initially filed by Tactical with the SEC on October 29, 2024. Tactical cautions you against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect current beliefs and are based on information currently available as of the date a forward-looking statement is made. Forward-looking statements set forth in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Tactical does not undertake any obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in beliefs. In the event that any forward-looking statement is updated, no inference should be made that Tactical will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward-looking statements.
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