Collective Metals Confirms Anomalous Uranium and High- Grade Rare Earth Element Mineralization up to 9.83% TREO* at Surface on the Rocas Project
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Collective Metals Confirms Anomalous Uranium and High-
Grade Rare Earth Element Mineralization up to 9.83%
TREO* at Surface on the Rocas Project
March 10, 2026
Highlights:
• Uranium and High-Grade REE Mineralization at Surface: Significant REE mineralization grades associated with
varying uranium concentrations of uranium hosted in outcrop and boulder grab samples has been confirmed across
the Project, including a newly identified pegmatite outcrop with assay results up to 9.83% TREO* and 0.016% U₃O₈
in grab sample. Uranium assays from outcrop and boulder grab samples range across the Project from 0.007% to
0.409% U₃O₈.
• Discovery of New Radioactive Showings: Scintillometer prospecting conducted in the fall of 2025 uncovered
previously undocumented radioactive occurrences across the Project in rock types favorable for uranium and REE
mineralization.1
• Ongoing Exploration: The inaugural diamond drill program at the Project is scheduled to commence in March 2026
and will begin testing high-priority zones along the main 7.5-kilometre magnetic low and EM conductive corridor,
which coincides with gravity lows, cross-cutting structures, and several uranium and REE occurrences.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – COLLECTIVE METALS INC. (CSE: COMT | OTC: CLLMF | FSE: TO1) (the “Company” or “Collective”) is
pleased to announce final assay results from its 2025 exploration program on the Rocas Uranium Project (“Rocas”, or the
“Project”), currently under a three-year earn-in option agreement with Standard Uranium Ltd. (“Standard”).
The Company completed a detailed mapping and sampling program across historical uranium showings and other zones of
interest on the Project during the fall of 2025 (Figure 1). Multiple areas of strong radioactivity were identified, and assay
results confirmed anomalous uranium mineralization across the Project. In addition, significant Rare Earth Element (“REE”)
mineralization was identified, with concentrations reaching high-gradeǂ Total Rare Earth Element Oxides plus Yttrium
(“TREO*”) thresholds.
Christopher Huggins, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented “Confirming high-grade REE mineralization up to
9.83% TREO* at surface alongside widespread uranium across Rocas significantly enhances the Project’s discovery potential.
As we mobilize for our inaugural drill program, Rocas stands out as a highly prospective, shallow uranium target in the
Athabasca Basin.”
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Figure 1. Regional map of the Rocas Project. The Project is located 75 kilometres southwest of the Key Lake Mine and Mill
facilities along Highway 914.
2025 Prospecting Program – Geochemical Assay Results
From September 30 to October 8, 2025, the Standard Uranium technical team completed a detailed mapping, prospecting,
and sampling program to verify results from historical uranium showings at surface on the Project (Figure 2). Prospecting
confirmed multiple uraniferous outcrops and boulders across the Project, including areas proximal to historical showing
SMDI #5781 (0.195% and 0.054% U₃O₈).² Uranium concentrations of up to 0.409% U₃O₈ were obtained from outcrop
exposures and boulder surface showings. In addition to discovering previously undocumented radioactive anomalies, the
program confirmed significant REE mineralization on the Project in both outcrop and boulders, with several samples
returning high grades exceeding 1.0% TREO* (Table 1).
A total of 16 outcrop and boulder grab samples were submitted to Saskatchewan Research Council Geoanalytical
Laboratories (“SRC”) in Saskatoon, SK - an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and Standards Council of Canada certified analytical
laboratory - for whole-rock, uranium, and REE geochemical analysis. Uranium and TREO* results from the 16 radioactive
samples are summarized below in Table 1. Oxide TREO* values in Table 1 represent the total amount of rare earth element
oxides in the lanthanide series plus the chemically similar element yttrium (Y₂O₃). Parts per million (“ppm”) values were
converted to oxide weight percent (wt.%) using the applicable conversion factor for each REE oxide and then summed.3
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Table 1. Rocas 2025 Prospecting Uranium and TREO* Geochemical Assays
Sample Easting Northing Type Uranium (partial, ppm) U3O8 (wt.%)TREO* (wt.%)
244979 418828 6277517 Outcrop 15 0.007 1.354
244980 418817 6277511 Outcrop 313 0.016 9.833
244982 416008 6273824 Outcrop 1,150 0.133 0.056
245452 416111 6274171 Outcrop 1.88 <0.001 0.977
245454 416715 6274656 Outcrop 1,670 0.195 0.085
245455 416131 6274349 Outcrop <1 0.007 1.129
245456 416716 6274650 Outcrop 447 0.054 0.066
244977 415588 6273417 Boulder 817 0.095 0.044
244978 415596 6273419 Boulder 1,010 0.135 0.061
244981 416011 6273821 Boulder 1,930 0.224 0.090
244983 415599 6273421 Boulder 1,960 0.218 0.066
244984 415577 6273410 Boulder 2,350 0.266 0.068
244985 415574 6273404 Boulder 1,000 0.112 0.109
244986 415542 6273389 Boulder 3,760 0.409 0.084
245451 416025 6273845 Boulder 261 0.033 0.055
245453 416035 6274153 Boulder 64 0.048 4.589
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Figure 2. Geochemical Highlights from the 2025 Prospecting Program at the Rocas Project.
Rocas 2026 Exploration
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The Company recently announced its plans to complete the first ever drill program on the Project in March 2026 to begin
testing high-priority zones along the main 7.5 kilometre magnetic low/EM conductive corridor, which is host to several
uranium showings and has remained un-drill tested to date.
In 2025, the Company contracted MWH Geo-Surveys (Canada) Ltd. to carry out a high-resolution ground gravity survey over
the Rocas Project4, while Convolutions Geoscience Corporation has completed subsequent processing, interpretation, and
modelling of the gravity data. The ground gravity survey identified several gravity low anomalies coincident with historical
surface mineralization, lakebed geochemical anomalies, and cross-cutting fault zones along the known conductive
exploration trends on the Project. Gravity lows in this geological setting are often associated with reduced rock density
which may indicate alteration zones associated with uranium.
Airborne EM surveys conducted in 2017 defined conductive trends on the Project west of and sub-parallel to the Key Lake
Road shear zone, corresponding with favourable metasedimentary basement lithologies. Multiple parallel conductors
indicate structural widening of the trend, and offsets and termination points indicate important subsidiary cross-cutting
structures. Additionally, a 2007 field sampling program identified lakebed geochemical anomalies that statistically rank as
greater than 95th percentile U, Co, V, and Zn along the conductor corridor, including high U/Th ratios5.
The Company believes the Project is highly prospective for the discovery of shallow, high-grade* basement-hosted uranium
mineralization. Positioned proximal to the margin of the Athabasca Basin, Rocas boasts shallow drill targets with bedrock
under minimal glacial till cover. Historical mineralized outcrop grab samples along approximately 900 metres of strike length,
returned values ranging from 587 ppm U (SN85073) up to 0.498 wt.% U3O8 (SN23901) and have never been drill tested2.
Qualified Person Statement
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed, verified, and approved by Sean
Hillacre, P.Geo., President and VP Exploration of Standard Uranium Ltd. (“Standard”) and a “qualified person” as defined in
NI 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Samples collected for analysis were sent to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (“SRC”) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for
preparation, processing, and ICP-MS or ICP-OES multi-element analysis using total and partial digestion and boron by fusion.
Radioactive samples were tested using the ICP-MS2 uranium multi-element exploration package plus boron. Samples chosen
for REE analysis were tested using the REE2 package by ICP-MS. All samples marked as radioactive upon arrival to the lab
were also analyzed using the U3O8 assay (reported in wt.%). SRC is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and Standards Council of Canada
certified analytical laboratory. Blanks, standard reference materials, and repeats were inserted into the sample stream at
regular intervals in accordance with Standard Uranium’s quality assurance/quality control (“QA/QC”) protocols. All samples
passed internal QA/QC protocols and the results presented in this release are deemed complete, reliable, and repeatable.
REE oxide conversion factors 3 were verified using the following formulas:
Convert REE (Rare Earth Element) ppm to REO (Rare Earth Oxide): REO % = (ppm / Atomic Weight of REE) * (Molecular
Weight of REO / 10,000).
Element-to-oxide conversion factor: Molecular weight of the oxide / atomic weight of the element. For oxides with more
than one metal cation, account for the number of cations in the formula.
Historical data disclosed in this news release relating to sampling results from previous operators are historical in nature.
Neither the Company nor a qualified person has yet verified this data and therefore investors should not place undue
reliance on such data. The Company’s future exploration work may include verification of the data. The Company considers
historical results to be relevant as an exploration guide and to assess the mineralization as well as economic potential of
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exploration projects. Any historical grab samples disclosed are selected samples and may not represent true underlying
mineralization.
Natural gamma radiation from rocks reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (“ cps”) using a
handheld RS-125 super-spectrometer and RS-120 super-scintillometer. Readers are cautioned that scintillometer readings
are not uniformly or directly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured and should be treated only as a
preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive minerals. The RS-125 and RS-120 units supplied by Radiation Solutions
Inc. (“RSI”) have been calibrated on specially designed Test Pads by RSI. Standard Uranium maintains an internal QA/QC
procedure for calibration and calculation of drift in radioactivity readings through three test pads containing known
concentrations of radioactive minerals. Internal test pad radioactivity readings are known and regularly comp ared to
readings measured by the handheld scintillometers for QA/QC purposes.
*The Company considers uranium mineralization with concentrations greater than 1.0 wt% U3O8 to be “high-grade”.
**The Company considers radioactivity readings greater than 65,535 counts per second (cps) on a handheld RS-125 Super-
Spectrometer to be “off-scale”.
ǂThe Company considers REE mineralization with concentrations greater that 1.0 wt.% TREO* to be “high-grade”.
References
1 Standard Uranium Confirms Strong Radioactivity at Surface During Successful Exploration Program at the Rocas Uranium
Project. https://standarduranium.ca/news-releases/standard-uranium-confirms-strong-radioactivity-at-surface-during-
successful-exploration-program-at-the-rocas-uranium-project/
2 SMDI# 5781: https://mineraldeposits.saskatchewan.ca/Home/Viewdetails/5781 & Mineral Assessment Report
MAW00726: Millenmin Ventures Inc. and Inner Mongolia Minerals (Canada) Ltd., 2013
3 https://www.jcu.edu.au/advanced-analytical-centre/resources/element-to-stoichiometric-oxide-conversion-factors
4 Standard Uranium Acquires Umbra and Sable Uranium Projects and Completes Geophysical Surveys on Rocas and Atlantic
Projects, Eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. https://standarduranium.ca/news-releases/standard-uranium-acquires-
umbra-and-sable-uranium-projects/
5 Mineral Assessment Report 74B09-0032: Forum Uranium Corp., 2007
About Collective Metals
Collective Metals Inc. (CSE: COMT | OTC: CLLMF | FSE: TO1) is a resource exploration company specializing in critical and
precious metals exploration in North America.
The Company’s Rocas project comprises 4,002 hectares, located 75 kilometers southwest of the Key Lake Mine and Mill
facilities along Highway 914, and approximately 72 kilometers south of the present-day margin of the Athabasca Basin. The
Project hosts several uranium showings, including historical mineralized outcrop grab samples along approximately 900
metres of strike length, grading up to 0.5 wt.% U3O81. Notably, none of the historical uranium occurrences have been drill-
tested.
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