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Neotech Metals Commences Drilling at Its TREO Project in British Columbia

Exploration Programs

Neotech Metals Commences Drilling at Its

TREO Project in British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 31, 2025) -

Neotech Metals Corp.

(CSE: NTMC)

(OTCQB: NTMFF) (FSE: V690) (

"Neotech"

or

"the Company"

) is pleased to announce that field

crews are mobilizing this week to commence the inaugural exploration drilling program at its 100%-

owned

TREO Project

, located in the heart of British Columbia's emerging

Wicheeda Rare Earth

District

.

The initial drill program will test high-priority targets identified through detailed regional sampling and

mapping campaigns. These targets are designed to confirm

high-grade, near-surface mineralized

zones

, including

bedrock grab samples returning up to 28.97% Total Rare Earth Oxides

(TREO**) and 2.91% Nb

O

.

The planned drill holes (see Figure 1) are strategically positioned to evaluate mineralized corridors

within Neotech's mineral tenures and to better understand their relationship to the nearby Wicheeda

Rare Earth deposit currently being advanced by Defense Metals.

Figure 1 - Map showing rough drill hole locations along the 2024 mapping and prospecting sample

results and adjacent Defense Metals Corp. proposed pit shell.

To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:

https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9768/260695_3e0fba3f24c80933_001full.jpg

"I'm excited to advance exploration within such a highly prospective and strategically significant

district," commented Reagan Glazier, CEO & Director of Neotech Metals. "This drill program is a key

step toward unlocking the TREO Project's full potential and establishing its geological and strategic

connection to one of Canada's most significant rare earth developments."

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Reagan Glazier

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Neotech Metals Corp.

*Independent Preliminary Economic Assessment, Wicheeda Rare Earth Project, prepared by SRK Consulting, January 2022 -

https://minedocs.com/22/Wicheeda-PEA-01062022.pdf

**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

.

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.

About the Neotech Metals

Neotech Metals is a mineral exploration company dedicated to discovering and developing 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

apatite-hosted rare earth project, Hecla-Kilmer, located 20 kilometres from the Otter Rapids 180-

megawatt 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 per cent wholly

owned.

Contact Information

Reagan Glazier, CEO and Director

[email protected]

+1 403-815-6663

Certain of the statements and information in this press release constitute "forward-looking

information". Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to

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variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or

"will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions)

are not statements of historical fact and may be considered forward-looking information. The

Company's forward-looking information is based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and

opinions of management as of the date of this press release and include but are not limited to

information with respect to achieving a construction decision, and the timing and results thereof. Other

than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to

update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's assumptions, beliefs,

expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements or

information. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-

looking information.

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