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Canadian Critical Minerals Appoints Chris Stewart as Director

Management Changes

Canadian Critical Minerals Appoints Chris

Stewart as Director

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - January 18, 2024) - Canadian Critical Minerals Inc.

(TSXV: CCMI)

(OTCQB: RIINF)

("

CCMI

" or the "

Company

") hereby announces the appointment of Chris Stewart as

an independent Director of the Company.

Mr. Stewart holds a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

He has

over 30 years of experience in the mining industry in engineering, operations, permitting, performance

improvement, safety and ESG stewardship.

Mr. Stewart has held various senior management roles as

President, CEO, COO and Vice President Operations at Canadian mining companies including

Lakeshore Gold, Kirkland Lake Gold, McEwen Mining, Treasury Metals and Minto Metals.

He has

significant underground mining experience with gold and copper and has raised monies in the capital

markets.

He has successfully implemented turnaround strategies at several Canadian mines.

Mr.

Stewart is registered as a professional engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers of

Ontario ("PEO").

Chris Stewart commented, "I am excited to join Canadian Critical Minerals at this time as an

independent Director.

The Company has assembled an impressive suite of mineral properties and I look

forward to working with management and the Board in unlocking the value of these assets."

Ian Berzins, President, CEO and Interim Chairman commented, "We are delighted to welcome Chris

Stewart to our Board given his significant practical experience in the mining industry in mine

engineering, mine operations, project development, permitting and startup and turnaround

implementation.

Our top priority remains the restart of the Bull River copper, gold and silver mine.

We

are extremely fortunate to add a seasoned mining executive of Chris' calibre to further strengthen the

depth of our Board."

About Canadian Critical Minerals Inc.

CCMI is a mining company primarily focused on two near-term copper production assets in Canada.

CCMI's main asset is the 100% owned Bull River Mine project (>135 million lbs of copper) near

Cranbrook, British Columbia which has a Mineral Resource containing copper, gold and silver. CCMI

also owns a 34% interest in the Thierry Mine project (>1.3 billion lbs of copper) near Pickle Lake, Ontario

which has a Mineral Resource containing copper, nickel, silver, palladium, platinum and gold.

Contact Information

Canadian Critical Minerals Inc.

Ian Berzins

President & Chief Executive Officer

M: +1-403-512-8202

E:

[email protected]

Website:

www.canadiancriticalmineralsinc.com

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under

applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,

statements about strategic plans, future work programs and objectives and expected results from such

work programs. Forward-looking information necessarily involve known and unknown risks, including,

without limitation, risks associated with general economic conditions; inability to access sufficient

capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable

terms; and other risks.

Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that,

while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors

which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or

implied by such forward-looking information and the risks identified in the Company's continuous

disclosure record. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as

actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.

Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-

looking information contained in this news release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon

the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date

hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking

information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by

law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this new

release.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/194775