Neotech Metals Corp. Confirms Multiple Mineralized Intervals During Maiden Drilling Program at TREO Project in BC and Announces New Board Members from the AGM
Neotech Metals Corp. Confirms Multiple
Mineralized Intervals During Maiden Drilling
Program at TREO Project in BC and
Announces New Board Members from the AGM
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 18, 2025) - Neotech Metals Corp. (CSE:
NTMC) (OTCQB: NTMFF) (FSE: V690) (
"Neotech"
or
"the Company"
) is pleased to announce
preliminary geochemical assay results from its exploratory diamond drilling program of the Rare Earth
Element (
"REE"
) carbonatites located at the TREO Project ("
TREO"
) approximately 80km northeast of
Prince George, British Columbia near to Wicheeda Lake which is located in the Cariboo Land District.
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Justin Daley (P.Geo) and Mr.
Cameron McDonald to the board, replacing Mr. Robert Krause who will remain an advisor. The
Company thanks Mr. Krause for all of his efforts over the years as a director.
New Appointments
Mr. Daley is a professional geologist and CEO of Made in America Gold Corp., with over 15 years'
experience and a track record in disciplined capital deployment and discovery-driven value creation. He
was the founding geologist and served recently as Chief Executive Officer of VR Resources Ltd., the
vendor of the Hecla-Kilmer project and managed the drill programs that initially discovered REE
mineralization. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Queen's University, an M.Sc. in Applied Mineral
Exploration from Laurentian University and completed executive education focused on data analytics
and AI in business at Harvard Business School.
Mr. MacDonald brings over 20 years of Capital Market public company experience as a founder and
CEO of Macam Group of Companies specializing in Capital Markets, M&A, banking, financing
management and operations to over +80 public and private companies. Mr. MacDonald is currently
Chairman of Aurwest Resources Corp., Director of Copper Quest Exploration, Director of Pacific Bay
Minerals, New Energy Metals Corp. and serves as an investor and board member to several other
businesses.
The Company will grant stock options to both Mr. Daley and Mr. Macdonald. Each new director will
receive 250,000 stock options priced at $0.35, for a 3-year term with immediate vesting.
TREO Drill Results:
4 drill holes were completed in 2025 by Neotech to supplement the legacy Carbo Project work done by
Canadian International Minerals Ltd. ("
CIML"
) in 2010 on the property.
The legacy drillholes done by
CIML in previous exploration campaigns along with recent fieldwork undertaken by Neotech in 2023 and
2024, which included soil and rock sampling, formed the basis of the targets drilled in 2025. The 2025
drillholes (
see Map Figure 1
) were designed to test for intervals of Total Rare Earth Oxide (
"TREO"
)
within the alkaline intrusive carbonatite complex known at Wicheeda Lake, looking to see if the
carbonatite systems observed in the neighboring Defense Metals property immediately to the west of the
Neotech property (Defense Metals NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report for Wicheeda April
4, 2025
Defense Metals Wicheeda 2025 Report
) translate into the Neotech property as is indicated by
the gravity and magnetic surveys.
All four drillholes intersected mixed carbonatites and dolomites interbedded within schists and phyllites,
with visible rare earth mineralization having been observed. The program saw 4 holes drilled at 3
different locations for a program total of 991m.
Core logging and sampling are now complete with the
assay results having been presented from Actlabs. The new drillhole locations with the assays reported
below are shown on
Map 1
. 0
All four holes drilled (
shown in map below
) showed visible mineralization in sections which appeared to
be consistent across the area drilled.
Specific intervals of note in all holes include:
Highlights from 2025 TREO Drill Program
Hole ID
Hole
Easting
Hole
Northing
Azimuth
Dip
From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval
Thickness
(m)
TREO*
(%)
Lithology
TR25-001
559255
6043452
180
-65
39
41
2
1.47
Carbonatite
TR25-001
180
-65
145
147
2
2.32
Carbonatite
TR25-001
180
-65
234
238
4
1.23
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-001
180
-65
266
270
4
1.66
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-002
559255
6043452
225
-65
58.5
60.5
2
3.22
Carbonatite
TR25-002
225
-65
242
246
4
1.27
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-002
225
-65
268
270
2
2.28
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-003
558891
6043990
180
-65
36
38
2
3.39
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-003
180
-65
134
136
2
3.28
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-003
180
-65
184
186
2
1.25
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-004
558891
6043990
225
-65
34
36
2
2.49
Carbo-Phyllite
TR25-004
225
-65
78
80
2
1.47
Carbo-Phyllite
Evaluation of the property will remain ongoing and any additional mineralized intervals identified during
the assessment will be reported in subsequent news releases.
Map Showing New Drillholes from Neotech Metals in 2025 at TREO Project
To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:
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Methodology and Quality Assurance/Quality Control ("QA/QC")
Drillholes were drilled at various inclined angles with the assay intervals as total core widths. The
material produced from the diamond drillholes was sampled at two metre intervals with the core split in
half, resulting in average sample sizes of 2-4 kg. Half of the core is sent to the analytical laboratory, and
the other half is kept in storage as required by industry standards and by British Columbia provincial
regulations. The original core was logged, photographed, and sampled on location by Neotech
personnel.
The bagged and catalogued samples were delivered to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (
"Actlabs"
) in
Kamloops, British Columbia, for initial preparation and final analysis. All sample preparation and
analytical work referenced in this report were conducted by Actlabs, an independent geoanalytical
laboratory accredited to ISO-IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015 standards. In addition to Actlabs'
internal QA/QC protocols, Neotech Metals incorporated its own control samples in each batch submitted
for analysis.
Quality control samples, including blanks, duplicates, and standards (Certified Reference Materials)
were inserted into the sample series at set intervals. For all analysis methods, the minimum number of
QA/QC samples was a percentage of the total samples taken per hole for each CRM standards,
duplicates and blanks for a total of 15% QA/QC samples for the entire dataset per hole. The procedures
were implemented during the sample collection, preparation and analytical stages to ensure the
robustness and reliability of the analytical results. QA/QC data was also verified by an independent third
party to ensure the validity of the datasets.
All analytical results reported herein have passed internal QA/QC review and compilation. All assay
results of drill core samples were provided by Actlabs, a Certified Laboratory, which performed their
measure of the concentration of rare earth elements (REE) with the analytical method that uses lithium
borate fusion prior to the second stage sodium peroxide fusion and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Major Element Oxides were done using the lithium borate analytical method and
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES).
Ongoing Hecla-Kilmer Drill Campaign
Neotech Metals is actively drilling at its Hecla-Kilmer project with two drill rigs operating full-time.
Complementary work, including re-logging and assaying of historical core drilled by VR Resources,
downhole televiewer and geophysical surveys, as well as baseline water and environmental studies, is
also underway. To date, the Company has completed over 6,000 meters of drilling in 2025, focused on
defining and delineating mineralized zones with the objective of establishing a maiden resource
estimate.
Further to the Company's news release dated October 31, 2025, the Company advises that it has issued
additional finder's fees, resulting in an aggregate total of $59,755 in cash and 170,728 finder's warrants
of the same terms as previously announced.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Reagan Glazier, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Neotech Metals Corp.
About the Neotech Metals
Neotech Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration company dedicated to discovering and developing
valuable mineral resources within promising jurisdictions around the world. With a strong commitment to
environmental stewardship and sustainable practices, Neotech is positioned to make a positive impact
while maximizing the potential of its exploration properties.
The company has a diversified portfolio of Rare-Earth Element and Rare Metals projects, including the
Hecla-Kilmer, located 20 km from the Otter Rapids 180MW hydroelectric power generation station and
active Ontario Northway railway, along with its TREO and Foothills projects located in British Columbia.
All three projects are 100% wholly-owned.
Qualified Person
Technical Information for this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian
regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101. Jared Galenzoski VP Exploration, P.Geo.,
and Qualified Person, has reviewed and approved all of the data and statements made for this news
release.
Contact Information
Reagan Glazier, CEO and Director
+1 403-815-6663
*
TREO (Total Rare-Earth Oxides) has been used to express the results in the press release. TREO is calculated by converting the elemental
ppm to Rare-Earth Oxides using a conversion factor and is the summation of CeO
2
+ La
2
O
3
+ Pr
6
O
11
+ Nd
2
O
3
+ Sm
2
O
3
+ Eu
2
O
3
+ Gd
2
O
3
+
Tb
4
O
7
+ Dy
2
O
3
+ Ho
2
O
3
+ Er
2
O
3
+ Tm
2
O
3
+ Yb
2
O
3
+ Lu
2
O
3
+ Y
2
O
3
.
**
PMREO (Permanent Magnet Rare-Earth Oxides) has been used to express the results in the press release. TREO is calculated by converting
the elemental ppm to Rare-Earth Oxides using a conversion factor and is the summation of Pr
6
O
11
+ Nd
2
O
3
+ Tb
4
O
7
+ Dy
2
O
3
Forward-Looking Statements
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estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and they are from those expressed
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unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different,
including receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Although management of the Company have
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that
cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward- looking
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