• Apex Critical Metals reported a step-out drill hit at its Rift Rare Earth Project in southeastern Nebraska, extending the Trinity Zone down dip.
• Hole RIFT26-019 returned 197.5 m at 2.12% REO, including 26.9 m at 3.15% REO.
• Trinity Zone footprint now spans about 500 m strike length, 300 m down dip; mineralization remains open in all directions.
• Southern fence holes added 100 m of strike, with reported intercepts including 46.1 m at 1.74% REO and 33.7 m at 2% REO.
• Management targets an inaugural mineral resource estimate in Q1 2027; 34 holes drilled for about 22,000 m, 15 assays pending.

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