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Critical Elements Lithium Orders First Long Lead Equipment FOR the Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project

Corporate Updates

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PRESS RELEASE

CRITICAL ELEMENTS LITHIUM ORDERS FIRST LONG LEAD EQUIPMENT FOR

THE ROSE LITHIUM-TANTALUM PROJECT

October 12th, 2023 - MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC – Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSX -V: CRE) (US

OTCQX: CRECF) (FSE: F12) ( "Critical Elements" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it

has ordered the equipment with the longest lead time to manufacture, namely transformers (315 kV to

25kV) for the main power station of the Rose Lithium-Tantalum project (the " Project"). The order was

concluded with one of the leaders in the design and construction of industrial transformers, the Italian

company Tamini Trasformatori Srl.

In order to meet the electrical energy needs of the Project, the Corporation will install two electrical

transformers with a ventilation stage during the construction period. The two transformers will operate

simultaneously to supply the site and the operating proces sing plant. A single transformer will be able to

support all loads in the event of failure of one of the two transformers.

In addition, in order to reduce greenhouse gases and reduce the use of diesel generators, the sub-station

will be able to support electrical energy at the end of the construction period with only one transformer.

Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporatio n, stated: " Today's news represents

another action to reduce the risks associated with the Project schedule. This is another step towards the

development of the Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project. With every step completed, management’s confidence

increases in achieving the Corporation’s goal to make a final investment decision, commence construction,

and achieve initial production in 2026."

Critical Elements’ Rose Lithium-Tantalum project is one of the most advanced hard rock lithium projects in

North America, having achieved key milestones including:

• The Pikhuutaau Agreement, an impact and benefits agreement for the development and operation

of the Rose Lithium-Tantalum project, signed with the Cree Nation of Eastmain, the Grand Council

of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Cree Nation Government in July 2019;

• A favorable decision statement from the federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change,

issued in August 2021 follo wing the thorough environmental assessment conducted by the Joint

Assessment Committee, comprised of representatives from the Impact Assessment Agency of

Canada and the Cree Nation Government;

• The approval by the Québec Minister of Natural Resources and Fo rests of the rehabilitation and

restoration plan concerning the Rose Lithium-Tantalum project, in May 2022;

• The receipt of the Certificate of Authorization under Section 164 of Québec’s Environment Quality

Act, in November 2022, following the environmental and social impact assessment and review

procedure under the responsibility of the Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee

(COMEX);

• The receipt of the Rose Lithium-Tantalum project mining lease in September 2023 from the Québec

Minister of Natural Resources and Forests. The mining lease is granted under the Québec Mining

Act and gives the holder the right to mine mineral substances for the Rose Lithium-Tantalum

project. The mining lease is granted for a period of 20 years.

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Qualified person

Yves Perron, Eng. MBA, Vice -President Engineering, Construction and Operations for the Corporation is

the qualified person who has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release on behalf

of the Corporation.

About Critical Elements Lithium Corporation

Critical Elements aspires to become a large, responsible supplier of lithium to the flourishing electric vehicle

and energy storage system industries. To this end, Critical Elements is advancing the wholly-owned, high-

purity Rose Lithium-Tantalum project in Québec, the Corporation’s first lithium project to be advanced within

a land portfolio of over 1,050 km 2. On August 29, 2023, the Corporation announced results of a new

Feasibility Study on Rose for the production of spodumene concentrate. The after-tax internal rate of return

for the Project is estimated at 65.7%, with an estimated after -tax net present value of US$2.2B at an 8%

discount rate. In the Corporation’s view, Québec is strategically well-positioned for US and EU markets and

boasts good infrastructure including a low-cost, low-carbon power grid featuring 94% hydroelectricity. The

project has received approval from the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change on the

recommendation of the Joint Assessment Committee, comprised of representatives from the Impact

Assessment Agency of Canada and the Cree Nation Government, received the Certificate of Authorization

pursuant to section 164 of Québec’s Environment Quality Act from the Québec Minister of the Environment,

the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks , and the project mining lease from the Québec

Minister of Natural Resources and Forests under the Québec Mining Act.

For further information, please contact:

Patrick Laperrière

Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Development

514-817-1119

[email protected]

www.cecorp.ca

Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, P. Géo.

Chief Executive Officer

819-354-5146

[email protected]

www.cecorp.ca

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is described in the policies of

the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary statement concerning forward-looking statements

This news release contains “forward -looking information” within the meaning of Canadian Securities legislation.

Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “scheduled”,

“anticipates”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “scheduled”, “targeted”, or “believes”, or variations of such

words and phrases or statements that certain actions, even ts or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be

taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward -looking information contained herein include, without limitation, statements

relating to mineral reserve estimates, mineral resource estimates, realization of mineral reserve and resource

estimates, capital and operating costs estimates, the timing and amount of future production, costs of production,

success of mining operations, the ranking of the project in terms of cash cost and production, permitting, e conomic

return estimates, power and storage facilities, life of mine, social, community and environmental impacts, lithium and

tantalum markets and sales prices, off-take agreements and purchasers for the Corporation’s products, environmental

assessment and permitting, securing sufficient financing on acceptable terms, opportunities for short and long term

optimization of the Project, and continued positive discussions and relationships with local communities and

stakeholders. Forward-looking information is based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable at the time

such statements are made.

Although Critical Elements has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially

from those contained in forward -looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as

anticipated, estimated or intended. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from expected results

described in forward -looking information include, but are not limited to: Critical Elements’ ability to secure sufficient

financing to advance and complete the Project, uncertainties associated with the Corporation’s resource and reserve

estimates, uncertainties regarding global supply and demand for lithium and tan talum and market and sales prices,

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inflation and its impact on the Project’s capital and operating costs estimates, uncertainties associated with securing

off-take agreements and customer contracts, uncertainties with respect to social, community and envir onmental

impacts, uncertainties with respect to optimization opportunities for the Project, as well as those risk factors set out in

the Corporation’s year-end Management Discussion and Analysis for its most recent quarter ended May 31, 2023 and

other disclosure documents available under the Corporation’s SEDAR profile.

Forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this news release Although the Corporation has

attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual result s to differ materially from those contained in the

forward-looking information or implied by 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 forward-looking information and statements

will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated

or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward -looking statements or information. The

Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue forward -looking information as a result of new information or

events except as required by applicable securities laws.