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North Atlantic Titanium Joins Metallurgical Testing Collaboration with Elements08 Strategic Metals Excellence Centre

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NORTH ATLANTIC TITANIUM JOINS THE METALLURGICAL TESTING COLLABORATION PROGRAM ON THE

EVERETT TITANIUM PROJECT, QUÉBEC, WITH THE ELEMENTS08 STRATEGIC METALS EXCELLENCE CENTRE

Vancouver, British Columbia – March 31, 2026 – North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCPK: MUZU.F)

(FSE: Y33) ("North Atlantic Titanium" or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that the Company has formally

joined Romaine River Titanium Inc. (“Romaine”), in its collaboration with Centre technologique des résidus

industriels (CTRI), Impact Global Solutions (IGS), and Corem (the “Program”) in support of metallurgical testing

at the Everett titanium -vanadium-phosphorus project in Québec (the “ Everett Project ”). The Program is

managed by the Elements08 Strategic Metals Excellence Centre (“Elements08”), funded by the Government of

Québec.

The Collaborative Program

Phase 1 of the Program focuses on defining the metallurgical quality of the Everett oxide and phosphate body .

Samples from previous Romaine drilling programs were submitted to Corem for advanced characterization using

Corem's automated mineralogy analysis (MLA), and other tests to examine mineral morphology, granulometry,

liberation, and association. Chemical assays quantified the concentrations of titanium, vanadium, phosphorus,

iron and other critical minerals.

Phase 2 of the Program commenced after the signing of the definitive option agreement for the Everett property.

The Company’s field crew collect ed a representative 1200 -kg metallurgical sample from rock exposures of the

Everett oxide body during winter conditions in December 2025 . This material is currently being tested with

advanced grinding, magnetic, flotation, and gravity separation techniques. This work is led by CTRI and IGS, which

are leading centres of ore-processing expertise in Canada.

During Phase 2 , CTRI is testing the separation of an apatite (phosphate) concentrate and is delivering hemo -

ilmenite to IGS for bench-scale hydrometallurgical tests to assess recovery of titanium, vanadium , iron and

potentially scandium.

Dwayne Yaretz, CEO, states:

“As the need for defense-related metals becomes increasingly recognized, the importance of downstream

processing is coming into focus. Joining Elements08 positions North American Titanium within a

collaborative network of leading metallurgists focused on modernizing the processing of critical minerals

in North America. We believe the Everett project warrants evaluation as an integrated Ti–V–Fe–P system,

and this collaboration will support our efforts to assess pathways for development of its components.”

About the Elements08 Program on the Everett Project

The Elements08 Program has a $462,000 budget, including a non-dilutive funding award of up to $323,000 by the

Government of Québec. The Company has fully paid the $75,000 cash fee due from the program collaborators

and overcontributed its “In-Kind” portion, comprised of fieldwork and planning.

During its due diligence of the Everett property, the Company contributed all of the funds due from the program

collaborators. Following completion of its definitive option agreement for the Everett property with Romaine, the

Company has been accepted by the parties to the Elements08 program as a formal collaborator.

The Program aims to investigate the extraction of titanium, vanadium and phosphorus from the Everett hemo -

ilmenite oxide body, near Havre -Saint-Pierre, Québec. It is designed to test the quality of oxide and phosphate

mineralization. The Elements08 team comprises a multidisciplinary, experienced group that draws on the

expertise of Québec researchers from:

• Centre technologique des résidus industriels (CTRI) , in Rouyn -Noranda, whose mission is to explore,

identify and propose innovative solutions aimed at valorizing industrial waste and underutilized natural

resources by accelerating the implementation of eco-responsible and profitable business practices;

• Corem, of Québec City, is a non-profit centre of expertise and innovation that offers mining corporations

a range of specialized research services that help them develop and optimize key mineral processing; and

• Impact Global Solutions (IGS) of Delson, which is a commercial analytical and metallurgical laboratory

specializing in critical minerals processing solutions.

Elements08 supports mining companies and partners working in the field of critical and strategic minerals to

identify their needs, define their expectations and objectives, analyze and interpret their data, optimize their

processes, and develop innovative processes that are sustainable, safe and environmentally friendly.

About North Atlantic Titanium Corp.

North Atlantic Titanium is a Canadian publicly traded exploration company focused on advancing the Everett

titanium deposit in Québec. The Company also holds a 100-per-cent interest in the Sleeping Giant South project,

located in the Abitibi greenstone belt, approximately 75 kilometres south of Matagami, Que.

For more information, please visit our website at www.natitanium.com.

Qualified Person

Julien Davy, P.Geo., M.Sc., MBA, independent consultant, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43 -101

on standards of disclosure for mineral projects, has approved the technical information about the Everett Property

in this news release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dwayne Yaretz, CEO

North Atlantic Titanium Corp.

Phone: 778-709-3398

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.natitanium.com

Neither the Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange)

accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.