Arbor Metals Announces Strategic Project Exchange to Acquire Ernest REE Project
NEWS RELEASE
ARBOR METALS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PROJECT EXCHANGE TO ACQUIRE ERNEST REE PROJECT
Vancouver, Canada – October 27th, 2025 – Arbor Metals Corp. (“Arbor” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ABR, FWB: 432) is pleased to announce that, a�er several months of nego�a�ons, it has reached an agreement, with an arms-length party, to exchange its St. Pierre claim block in the Jarnet camp for the Ernest Rare Earth Elements (REE) Project. This exchange represents a strategic opportunity for Arbor and its shareholders to expand the Company’s resource por�olio into a complementary asset class where its technical exper�se can poten�ally generate significant value.
The Ernest REE Project consists of 34 claims covering approximately 1,844 hectares in the Manicouagan region of Québec, located 20 km southwest of the René Levasseur (Manicouagan) crater. The project benefits from excellent access, situated just off Highway 389, approximately 200 km north of Baie- Cômeau. REE mineraliza�on at Ernest was first noted in 2011 through a regional study conducted by Géologie Québec (Moukhsil et al.), which returned a select sample grading 5,539 ppm (0.55 % TREE), including 2,605 ppm Cerium, 1,466 ppm Lanthanum, 965 ppm Neodymium, and 274 ppm Praseodymium. Concurrent anomalous thorium (543 ppm) led to a 48.6 km ground radiometric survey in 2023, iden�fying ten highly anomalous radiometric zones. That same year, a property-wide drone magne�c survey totaling 425 km at 30 m line spacing was completed, further refining the geological understanding of the Project.
Rare earth elements are increasingly cri�cal to the clean-energy transi�on and modern technologies, including electric vehicles, wind turbines, and advanced electronics. As stated by the Interna�onal Energy Agency, “Demand for rare earth elements … grows threefold in the STEPS and more than sevenfold in the SDS by 2040” (“The Role of Cri�cal Minerals in Clean Energy Transi�ons,” Interna�onal Energy Agency, 2023). Addi�onally, the Council on Foreign Rela�ons notes, “Cri�cal minerals play an essen�al role in security and technological compe��veness, but the United States relies heavily on imports from China and other foreign sources” (“The U.S. Cri�cal Minerals Dilemma: What to Know,” Council on Foreign Rela�ons, 2023).
Arbor’s decision to exchange the St. Pierre claims—where the Company had previously iden�fied lithium mineraliza�on—is based on two key strategic considera�ons. First, the Company recognizes the growing importance of rare earth elements to secure domes�c supply chains in North America. Second, the Jarnet Lithium Project’s overall scale has increased substan�ally, limi�ng Arbor’s ability to fully explore the St. Pierre claims while advancing other priority targets. The exchange allows the Company to maintain focus on its core Jarnet lithium holdings while adding a high-poten�al REE project to its asset base.
Mark Ferguson, President and CEO of Arbor, commented:
“The acquisi�on of the Ernest REE Project represents an important milestone for Arbor. We believe rare earths will play an increasingly vital role in the clean-energy economy, and this project posi�ons us to par�cipate in that growth from a strong, technical founda�on. At the same �me, we remain confident in the poten�al of the St. Pierre claims and look forward to seeing their development con�nue under new ownership. Our goal remains to collaborate with industry partners to help establish the Corve�e Lake region as a world-class cri�cal-minerals district.”
Closing is expected to occur in the next few days, and Arbor will have ownership of the Ernest REE Project effec�ve from August 15, 2025. No considera�on is payable by the Company in connec�on with the acquisi�on of the Ernest REE Project, aside from the exis�ng St. Pierre claim block. The Ernest REE Project is a subject to a two percent royalty obliga�on on commercial produc�on.
Arbor will begin a comprehensive review of the Ernest REE Project’s exis�ng datasets and will design a targeted explora�on program aimed at defining high-priority drill targets. The Company expects to commence field ac�vi�es in the near term, pending permit and logis�cal prepara�ons. The Company maintains its commitment to responsible explora�on, adhering to industry-leading environmental standards. Arbor conducts its opera�ons in close consulta�on with local indigenous groups and community stakeholders to ensure that explora�on ac�vi�es are aligned with environmental stewardship, cultural respect, and long-term regional benefit.
Dr. Peter Born, PGeo, a director of the Company, is the designated qualified person as defined by Na�onal Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for, and has approved, the technical informa�on contained in this release.
Private Placement
On October 22, 2025, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of 3,000,000 units. In connec�on with closing of the Offering, the Company paid $27,000 and issued 180,000 non-transferable warrants (each, a “Warrant”) to an arms-length party who assisted in introducing a subscriber to the Offering. Each Warrant is exercisable at a price of $0.25 un�l October 22, 2028.
The Company an�cipates u�lizing the proceeds from the Offering for general working capital purposes. For further informa�on regarding the Offering, readers are encouraged to review the news release issued by the Company on October 22, 2025.
About Arbor Metals Corp.
Arbor Metals Corp. is a mining explora�on company focused on developing high-value, geographically significant mineral projects worldwide. Arbor is paving the way for advanced mineral explora�on as it oversees world-class mining projects. The Company is confident that combining quality projects with proven strategies and a dedicated team will yield excep�onal outcomes.
The Jarnet and Corve�e Lake lithium projects, located in the James Bay region of Quebec. The projects are con�guous to the Corve�e-FCI property, where diamond drilling has confirmed significant lithium mineraliza�on represen�ng one of the highest-profile lithium explora�on projects in the sector.
The Kemlee Lake Lithium project is strategically located three kilometers east of Rock Tech Lithium Inc.'s Aumacho claim blocks and twelve kilometers south of the Georgia Lake Project. The Project shares many geological similari�es with the prolific Georgia Lake deposit, including bedrock geology and the presence of massive intrusive dykes. The primary target at the Project will be spodumene-bearing pegma�tes hosted in metasediments.
For further informa�on, contact Mark Ferguson, Chief Execu�ve Officer, at [email protected], or 403.852.4869, or visit the Company’s website at www.arbormetalscorp.com.
On behalf of the Board,
Arbor Metals Corp.
Mark Ferguson, Chief Execu�ve Officer
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This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securi�es Li�ga�on Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securi�es laws. When or if used in this news release, the words “an�cipate”, “believe”, “es�mate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and similar words or expressions iden�fy forward-looking statements or informa�on. These forward-looking statements or informa�on may relate to intended explora�on work and other factors or informa�on. Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assump�ons and es�mates that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, compe��ve, poli�cal and social risks, con�ngencies and uncertain�es. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obliga�on, to update these forward-looking statements or informa�on to reflect changes in assump�ons or changes in circumstances or any other events affec�ng such statements and informa�on other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regula�ons.