<p>不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华 --（Newsfile Corp. -2026 年 2 月 16 日）- 联合关键矿产公司（&#34; <strong>UCM</strong>&#34;或&#34; <strong>公司</strong>&#34;）很高兴地提供关于其 2025 年在 1692.22 公顷的 Tahlo Lake 斑岩铜 - 钼 - 金矿产（&#34; <strong>Tahlo Lake 矿产</strong>&#34;或&#34; <strong>矿产</strong>&#34;）的基础勘探活动的更新，该矿产位于不列颠哥伦比亚省中北部。Tahlo Lake 矿产位于美国鹰金矿公司 NAK 项目东北约 11 公里处，该项目的钻探已发现多个长的高品位铜 - 金矿化区间。* 邻近或相邻矿产的矿化不一定表明该矿产的矿化。</p>
<p>Tahlo Lake 矿产位于一个被称为 Babine 斑岩铜带的有前景的岩石带的北端。该岩石带大约长 20 公里，宽 80 公里，位于 Babine 湖东侧，拥有许多不同开发阶段的富铜矿床，包括显著的矿化、开发中的前景和过去的生产矿山。</p>
<p>在 2025 年 9 月，UCM 在 Tahlo Lake 矿产完成了一项针对高优先级金铜目标的定向地球化学冰碛采样计划（&#34; <strong>2025 计划</strong>&#34;），该目标由公司在 2024 年进行的 Z 轴倾斜电磁（&#34; <strong>ZTEM</strong>&#34;）航空地球物理勘测的解释确定。ZTEM 数据与新获得的激光雷达（&#34; <strong>LiDAR</strong>&#34;）数据相结合，以改善表面制图并细化采样位置。</p>
<p>共收集了 18 个冰碛样本，这些样本来自手工挖掘的坑，旨在测试关键 ZTEM 目标内及下游的冰碛（见图 1）。大约一半的样本被解释为真正的冰碛，提供了关于冰川扩散和潜在底层基岩来源的宝贵信息。尽管 2025 计划仅覆盖了 Tahlo Lake 矿产的一小部分，并且在冰碛样本中未发现异常矿化或显著的地球化学异常，但它确认了以数据为驱动的定向方法的有效性，并提供了宝贵的信息以细化目标并指导未来的勘探工作。</p>
<p>Tahlo Lake 矿产的大部分仍未被充分勘探，2025 计划的结果突显了后续工作的潜力。预计更先进的勘探方法，包括感应极化地球物理和冰碛钻探，将在开发这一机会的全规模中发挥重要作用。</p>
<p>&#34;Tahlo Lake 的 2025 计划是一个高度定向的第一步，帮助我们在一个大部分未被充分勘探的矿产上细化优先区域，&#34;联合关键矿产的总裁兼首席执行官 Pat Donnelly 表示。&#34;通过结合 ZTEM、LiDAR 和冰碛采样，我们为更全面的勘探奠定了基础，并在推进该项目时看到显著的上行潜力。&#34;</p>
<p><strong>质量保证与质量控制</strong></p>
<p>冰碛坑的挖掘深度为 60 厘米到超过一米。目标是达到密实的冰碛。收集了大样本（通常为 1 到 2.5 公斤），以备进一步研究需要。冰碛样本随后被送往位于不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的 ALS Canada Ltd 进行分析。随后，样本被筛分至-80 目，并取出 25 克的子样本。子样本随后经过王水消化，随后进行 ICP-MS 分析。质量保证/质量控制包括将一个冰碛样本分成重复样本进行分析，并比较结果。除金和砷外，感兴趣元素的结果在 10% 以内。此外，2025 年冰碛计划的铜值与 2023 年矿产冰碛采样的铜值进行了比较。这两个数据集的中位样本结果在 1.5 ppm 以内（&lt;5% 的差异）。</p>
<p><strong>图 1. 冰碛样本位置</strong></p>
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<p><strong>合格人员</strong></p>
<p>Patrick Donnelly P.Geo.，公司首席执行官及董事，作为国家仪器 43-101 下的合格人员，已审查并批准本新闻稿中的科学和技术信息。</p>
<p><strong>关于联合关键矿产公司</strong></p>
<p>联合关键矿产是一家初创勘探公司，专注于位于不列颠哥伦比亚省南中部的 Tahlo Lake 矿产的勘探、开发和推进。Tahlo Lake 由四个全资矿权组成，总面积约 1692 公顷。</p>
<p>欲了解更多信息，请访问公司的 SEDAR+ 资料，网址为 www.sedarplus.ca。</p>
<p><strong>代表董事会，</strong></p>
<p>Patrick Donnelly</p>
<p>首席执行官兼董事</p>
<p>(604) 506 8120</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
<p>本文件中的某些披露构成加拿大证券法意义上的&#34;前瞻性信息&#34;。前瞻性声明涉及未来事件或未来表现，并反映了公司管理层对未来事件的期望或信念。一般而言，前瞻性声明和信息可以通过使用前瞻性术语如&#34;打算&#34;或&#34;期望&#34;，或这些词和短语的变体，或某些行动、事件或结果&#34;可能&#34;、&#34;可以&#34;、&#34;应该&#34;、&#34;会&#34;或&#34;发生&#34;来识别。此信息和这些声明在此称为&#34;前瞻性声明&#34;，并非历史事实，作出于本新闻稿日期，并包括但不限于关于矿产、基岩来源和矿产后续工作的潜力的声明；以及在矿产上使用先进勘探方法的潜力。</p>
<p>在做出这些前瞻性声明时，公司应用了一些其认为合理的因素和假设，包括公司将能够按计划或完全完成勘探工作；公司的勘探计划将实现预期结果；2025 计划的结果将为未来的勘探工作提供更精确的目标；以及公司将能够利用更先进的勘探方法。</p>
<p>这些前瞻性声明涉及众多风险和不确定性，实际结果可能与任何前瞻性声明中所暗示的结果有重大差异。这些风险和不确定性包括但不限于：一般市场、经济和商业条件；勘探活动的结果与管理层的预期不一致；获得或无法获得所需政府批准或融资的延迟；设备或流程未能如预期运行的风险；事故风险；劳资纠纷或恶劣或危险的天气条件；以及异常或意外的地质条件。</p>
<p>尽管公司的管理层已尝试识别可能导致实际结果与前瞻性声明或前瞻性信息中包含的结果有重大差异的重要因素，但可能还有其他因素导致结果未如预期、估计或意图。不能保证这些声明将被证明是准确的，实际结果和未来事件可能与这些声明中预期的有重大差异。提醒读者不要对前瞻性声明过度依赖。公司不打算，也明确声明不承担任何更新或修订任何前瞻性声明的意图或义务，无论是由于新信息、未来事件还是其他原因，法律要求的情况除外。我们寻求安全港。</p>
<p>加拿大证券交易所未对本公告的准确性或充分性进行审查，也不承担任何责任。</p>
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<p>联合关键矿产公司（United Critical Minerals Corp.）已公布其在不列颠哥伦比亚省 Tahlo Lake 物业的 2025 年勘探计划结果。该计划涉及针对性地进行地球化学覆盖物取样，以根据之前的航空地球物理勘测来细化金铜靶区。尽管未发现显著的矿化，但该计划确认了数据驱动方法的有效性，并突显了进一步勘探的潜力。公司计划在未来的工作中采用先进的方法，如感应极化地球物理，以挖掘该物业的全部潜力</p>

<p>Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 16, 2026) - United Critical Minerals Corp.  (&#34; <strong>UCM</strong>&#34; or the &#34; <strong>Company</strong>&#34;) is pleased to provide an update on its 2025 grass roots exploration activities at its 1,692.22-hectare Tahlo Lake porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold property (the &#34; <strong>Tahlo Lake Property</strong>&#34; or the &#34; <strong>Property</strong>&#34;) located in north-central British Columbia. The Tahlo Lake Property is located approximately 11 km to the northeast of American Eagle Gold Corp's  NAK project, where drilling has identified numerous long high-grade intervals of copper-gold mineralization. *Mineralization on nearby or adjacent properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Property.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华 --（Newsfile Corp. -2026 年 2 月 16 日）- 联合关键矿产公司（&#34; <strong>UCM</strong>&#34;或&#34; <strong>公司</strong>&#34;）很高兴地提供关于其 2025 年在 1692.22 公顷的 Tahlo Lake 斑岩铜 - 钼 - 金矿产（&#34; <strong>Tahlo Lake 矿产</strong>&#34;或&#34; <strong>矿产</strong>&#34;）的基础勘探活动的更新，该矿产位于不列颠哥伦比亚省中北部。Tahlo Lake 矿产位于美国鹰金矿公司 NAK 项目东北约 11 公里处，该项目的钻探已发现多个长的高品位铜 - 金矿化区间。* 邻近或相邻矿产的矿化不一定表明该矿产的矿化。</p>
</div><p>The Tahlo Lake Property is at the northern end of a prospective belt of rocks known as the Babine porphyry copper belt. This belt, measuring roughly 20 km by 80 km on the east side of Babine Lake, hosts many copper-rich mineral deposits at varying stages of development, including notable occurrences, developed prospects and past producing mines.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Tahlo Lake 矿产位于一个被称为 Babine 斑岩铜带的有前景的岩石带的北端。该岩石带大约长 20 公里，宽 80 公里，位于 Babine 湖东侧，拥有许多不同开发阶段的富铜矿床，包括显著的矿化、开发中的前景和过去的生产矿山。</p>
</div><p>In September 2025, UCM completed a targeted geochemical till-sampling program (the &#34; <strong>2025 Program</strong>&#34;) at the Tahlo Lake Property, focused on high-priority gold-copper targets defined by interpretation of the Z-Axis Tipper Electromagnetic (&#34; <strong>ZTEM</strong>&#34;) airborne geophysical survey that the Company carried out in 2024. The ZTEM data was integrated with newly acquired Light Detection and Ranging (&#34; <strong>LiDAR</strong>&#34;) data to improve surficial mapping and refine sampling locations.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 2025 年 9 月，UCM 在 Tahlo Lake 矿产完成了一项针对高优先级金铜目标的定向地球化学冰碛采样计划（&#34; <strong>2025 计划</strong>&#34;），该目标由公司在 2024 年进行的 Z 轴倾斜电磁（&#34; <strong>ZTEM</strong>&#34;）航空地球物理勘测的解释确定。ZTEM 数据与新获得的激光雷达（&#34; <strong>LiDAR</strong>&#34;）数据相结合，以改善表面制图并细化采样位置。</p>
</div><p>A total of 18 till samples were collected from hand-dug pits designed to test subglacial till within and down-ice of key ZTEM targets (Figure 1). Approximately half of the samples were interpreted to represent true subglacial till, providing valuable information on glacial dispersion and potential underlying bedrock sources. While the 2025 Program covered only a small portion of the Tahlo Lake Property and no anomalous mineralization or significant geochemical anomalies were identified in the till samples, it confirmed the effectiveness of a focused, data-driven targeting approach and provided valuable information to refine targeting and guide future exploration efforts.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>共收集了 18 个冰碛样本，这些样本来自手工挖掘的坑，旨在测试关键 ZTEM 目标内及下游的冰碛（见图 1）。大约一半的样本被解释为真正的冰碛，提供了关于冰川扩散和潜在底层基岩来源的宝贵信息。尽管 2025 计划仅覆盖了 Tahlo Lake 矿产的一小部分，并且在冰碛样本中未发现异常矿化或显著的地球化学异常，但它确认了以数据为驱动的定向方法的有效性，并提供了宝贵的信息以细化目标并指导未来的勘探工作。</p>
</div><p>Much of the Tahlo Lake Property remains underexplored, and the results of the 2025 Program highlight the potential for follow-up work. More advanced exploration methods, including induced polarization geophysics and till drilling, are expected to play an important role in unlocking the full scale of the opportunity.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Tahlo Lake 矿产的大部分仍未被充分勘探，2025 计划的结果突显了后续工作的潜力。预计更先进的勘探方法，包括感应极化地球物理和冰碛钻探，将在开发这一机会的全规模中发挥重要作用。</p>
</div><p>&#34;The 2025 Program at Tahlo Lake was a highly targeted first step that helped us refine priority areas on a largely underexplored property,&#34; said Pat Donnelly, President and CEO of United Critical Minerals. &#34;By combining ZTEM, LiDAR, and till sampling, we've laid the groundwork for more comprehensive exploration and see significant upside as we advance this project.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>&#34;Tahlo Lake 的 2025 计划是一个高度定向的第一步，帮助我们在一个大部分未被充分勘探的矿产上细化优先区域，&#34;联合关键矿产的总裁兼首席执行官 Pat Donnelly 表示。&#34;通过结合 ZTEM、LiDAR 和冰碛采样，我们为更全面的勘探奠定了基础，并在推进该项目时看到显著的上行潜力。&#34;</p>
</div><p><strong>Quality Assurance and Quality Control</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>质量保证与质量控制</strong></p>
</div><p>Till pits were dug to a depth of 60 cm to more than a meter. The goal was to reach dense subglacial till. Large samples (generally 1 to 2.5 kgs) were collected in case further studies were desired. Till samples were then sent to ALS Canada Ltd in Vancouver BC for analysis. Subsequently, samples were screened to -80 mesh and a 25-gram subsample was taken. The subsample was then subjected to aqua regia digestion followed by ICP-MS analysis. QA/QC consisted of splitting a till sample into duplicate samples which were assayed and the results compared. The results were within 10% for the elements of interest, except Au and As. In addition, the Cu values for the 2025 till program were compared to the Cu values for the 2023 till sampling from the Property. The median sample results for the two datasets were within 1.5 ppm (&lt;5% difference).</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>冰碛坑的挖掘深度为 60 厘米到超过一米。目标是达到密实的冰碛。收集了大样本（通常为 1 到 2.5 公斤），以备进一步研究需要。冰碛样本随后被送往位于不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的 ALS Canada Ltd 进行分析。随后，样本被筛分至-80 目，并取出 25 克的子样本。子样本随后经过王水消化，随后进行 ICP-MS 分析。质量保证/质量控制包括将一个冰碛样本分成重复样本进行分析，并比较结果。除金和砷外，感兴趣元素的结果在 10% 以内。此外，2025 年冰碛计划的铜值与 2023 年矿产冰碛采样的铜值进行了比较。这两个数据集的中位样本结果在 1.5 ppm 以内（&lt;5% 的差异）。</p>
</div><p><strong>Figure 1. Location of Till Sample Locations</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>图 1. 冰碛样本位置</strong></p>
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</div><p><strong>Qualified Person</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>合格人员</strong></p>
</div><p>Patrick Donnelly P.Geo., CEO and a director of the Company and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Patrick Donnelly P.Geo.，公司首席执行官及董事，作为国家仪器 43-101 下的合格人员，已审查并批准本新闻稿中的科学和技术信息。</p>
</div><p><strong>About United Critical Minerals Corp.</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于联合关键矿产公司</strong></p>
</div><p>United Critical Minerals is a junior exploration company focused on the exploration, development, and advancement of its Tahlo Lake property, located in south-central British Columbia. Tahlo Lake is comprised of four wholly owned mining claims totaling approximately 1,692 hectares.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>联合关键矿产是一家初创勘探公司，专注于位于不列颠哥伦比亚省南中部的 Tahlo Lake 矿产的勘探、开发和推进。Tahlo Lake 由四个全资矿权组成，总面积约 1692 公顷。</p>
</div><p>For more information, please visit the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>欲了解更多信息，请访问公司的 SEDAR+ 资料，网址为 www.sedarplus.ca。</p>
</div><p><strong>On Behalf of the Board of Directors,</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>代表董事会，</strong></p>
</div><p>Patrick Donnelly</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Patrick Donnelly</p>
</div><p>CEO &amp; Director</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>首席执行官兼董事</p>
</div><p>(604) 506 8120</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>(604) 506 8120</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
</div><p>Certain disclosures in this document constitute &#34;forward looking information&#34; within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &#34;intends&#34; or &#34;expects,&#34; or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, or results &#34;may,&#34; &#34;could&#34;, &#34;should&#34;, &#34;would&#34; or &#34;occur&#34;. This information and these statements, referred to herein as &#34;forward‐looking statements&#34;, are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding: the mineral deposits, bedrock sources and potential for follow-up work at the Property; and the potential use of advanced exploration methods at the Property.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本文件中的某些披露构成加拿大证券法意义上的&#34;前瞻性信息&#34;。前瞻性声明涉及未来事件或未来表现，并反映了公司管理层对未来事件的期望或信念。一般而言，前瞻性声明和信息可以通过使用前瞻性术语如&#34;打算&#34;或&#34;期望&#34;，或这些词和短语的变体，或某些行动、事件或结果&#34;可能&#34;、&#34;可以&#34;、&#34;应该&#34;、&#34;会&#34;或&#34;发生&#34;来识别。此信息和这些声明在此称为&#34;前瞻性声明&#34;，并非历史事实，作出于本新闻稿日期，并包括但不限于关于矿产、基岩来源和矿产后续工作的潜力的声明；以及在矿产上使用先进勘探方法的潜力。</p>
</div><p>In making these forward-looking statements, the Company has applied certain factors and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable, including that the Company will be able to complete exploration efforts as planned or at all; that the Company's planned exploration efforts will achieve expected results; that the results of the 2025 Program will refine targeting for future exploration efforts; and that the Company will be able to utilize more advanced exploration methods.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在做出这些前瞻性声明时，公司应用了一些其认为合理的因素和假设，包括公司将能够按计划或完全完成勘探工作；公司的勘探计划将实现预期结果；2025 计划的结果将为未来的勘探工作提供更精确的目标；以及公司将能够利用更先进的勘探方法。</p>
</div><p>These forward‐looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: general market, economic and business conditions; that the results of exploration activities will not be consistent with management's expectations; delays in obtaining or inability to obtain required government approvals or financing; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; the risk of accidents; labor disputes or inclement or hazardous weather conditions; and unusual or unexpected geological conditions.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些前瞻性声明涉及众多风险和不确定性，实际结果可能与任何前瞻性声明中所暗示的结果有重大差异。这些风险和不确定性包括但不限于：一般市场、经济和商业条件；勘探活动的结果与管理层的预期不一致；获得或无法获得所需政府批准或融资的延迟；设备或流程未能如预期运行的风险；事故风险；劳资纠纷或恶劣或危险的天气条件；以及异常或意外的地质条件。</p>
</div><p>Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or 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 such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. We seek safe harbor.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>尽管公司的管理层已尝试识别可能导致实际结果与前瞻性声明或前瞻性信息中包含的结果有重大差异的重要因素，但可能还有其他因素导致结果未如预期、估计或意图。不能保证这些声明将被证明是准确的，实际结果和未来事件可能与这些声明中预期的有重大差异。提醒读者不要对前瞻性声明过度依赖。公司不打算，也明确声明不承担任何更新或修订任何前瞻性声明的意图或义务，无论是由于新信息、未来事件还是其他原因，法律要求的情况除外。我们寻求安全港。</p>
</div><p>The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this release.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>加拿大证券交易所未对本公告的准确性或充分性进行审查，也不承担任何责任。</p>
</div><p><em>Not for Distribution in the United States</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>不适用于美国的分发</em></p>
</div><p>To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/283953</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>要查看本新闻稿的源版本，请访问 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/283953</p>
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