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Appia announces appointment of Dr. Gary Delaney as consultant and advisor to the Board of Directors

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Website: www.appiareu.com

NEWS RELEASE

APPIA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF Dr. GARY DELANEY AS CONSULTANT AND

ADVISOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TORONTO, ONTARIO, October 18, 2022 - Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (the “Company” or

“Appia”) (CSE:API, OTCQX:APAAF, Germany: “A0I.F”, “A0I.MU”, “A0I.BE”) is pleased to

announce that Dr. Gary Delaney has been appointed as a consultant and advisor for Appia.

Dr. Delaney has a B.Sc. in geology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario; a M.Sc. in geology

from Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario; and a Ph. D. in geology from the University of

Western Ontario, London, Ontario. Between 1981 and 1985 Dr. Delaney, worked as a research

geologist for Cominco Ltd. at the Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, British Columbia. In 1986, he joined

the Saskatchewan Geological Survey, (“SGS”), Ministry of the Energy and Resources, Government

of Saskatchewan, as a project geologist and undertook geological mapping and mineral deposit

studies in the Precambrian Shield of northern Saskatchewan.

In 1998, Dr. Delaney became Director of Northern Geological Survey Branch of the SGS and in

2010, Chief Geologist. During his tenure with the SGS he has guided the delivery of various

geoscience projects, that have profiled and informed the responsible exploration for and development

of the Saskatchewan’s rich and diverse energy and mineral resources.

As Chief Geologist of the SGS, Dr Delaney represented Saskatchewan on the National Geological

Surveys Committee (NGSC) which is composed of the leadership of Geological Survey of Canada

and the geological surveys of Canada’s Provinces, and Territories. The key role of the NGSC is the

planning and delivery of a pan Canadian geoscience program.

During his time as Chief Geologist, Dr. Delaney, who has fostered a strong relationship with mining

and mineral exploration companies active in Saskatchewan, made several trips to Australia, China,

Japan and South Korea to profile Saskatchewan’s mineral sector and the investment opportunities it

offers. Dr. Delaney retired from SGS in the Spring of 2022.

Dr. Delaney has been granted 200,000 share purchase options exercisable at $0.60 per share for five years.

About Appia

Appia is a Canadian publicly-listed company in the rare earth element and uranium sectors. The Company is

currently focusing on delineating high-grade critical rare earth elements and gallium on the Alces Lake

property, as well as exploring for high-grade uranium in the prolific Athabasca Basin on its Otherside,

Loranger, North Wollaston, and Eastside properties. The Company holds the surface rights to exploration for

110,997 hectares (274,280 acres) in Saskatchewan. The Company also has a 100% interest in 12,545 hectares

(31,000 acres), with rare earth element and uranium deposits over five mineralized zones in the Elliot Lake

Camp, Ontario.

Appia has 123.1 million common shares outstanding, 146.5 million shares fully diluted.

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which are typically preceded by, followed by or including the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”,

“estimates”, “intends”, “plans” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of

future performance as they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We do not intend and do not assume

any obligation to update these forward- looking statements and shareholders are cautioned not to put undue

reliance on such statements.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of

the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information, please contact:

Tom Drivas , CEO, Interim President and Director: (cell) 416-876-3957, (fax) 416-218-9772 or (email)

[email protected]

Frank van de Water , Chief Financial Officer and Director, (tel) 416-546-2707, (fax) 416-218-9772 or

(email) [email protected]