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CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. (OTCQB: CTVFF) welcomes the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of a nearly $1 billion funding initiative to strengthen domestic critical minerals supply chains. The initiative coincides with the USGS's 2025 List of Critical Minerals, which emphasizes the importance of fluorspar, germanium, gallium, indium, silver, and vanadium.

The company's key assets include the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District (IKFD) projects spanning 8,150 acres, with historical production of 30.3 million tons of raw fluorspar, and the Gibellini vanadium project in Nevada containing 127 million pounds of V2O5 in measured and indicated categories, plus 195 million pounds in inferred resources. The Gibellini project received a positive EIS Record of Decision in October 2023.

CleanTech Vanadium (OTCQB: CTVFF) and Oracle Commodity Holding have amended their net smelter return royalty agreement to include the Pope Fluorspar Properties in Illinois. The amendment establishes a 2% net smelter return royalty with a minimum of $6 per tonne of minerals sold to Oracle.

The Pope Fluorspar Properties encompass 15 mineral rights parcels totaling 970 acres across Empire, Stewart, and Hobbs Creek Subdistricts. Oracle will pay USF (CleanTech's subsidiary) 20% of cash consideration totaling US$184,000 over 4 years, with an initial payment of US$5,820 pending TSX-V approval.

The properties are strategically located in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District (IKFD), which has historically produced over 32.5 million tons of fluorspar. Current market conditions show fluorspar prices increasing from $300 per ton in 2020 to over $470 per ton in 2025, with China becoming a net importer since 2023.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining (OTCQB: CTVFF) and Oracle Commodity have amended their net smelter return royalty agreement to include the Pope Fluorspar Properties in Illinois. The amendment, effective August 27, 2025, establishes a 2% net smelter return royalty with a minimum of $6 per tonne of minerals sold.

The Pope Fluorspar Properties comprise 15 mineral rights parcels totaling 970 acres across Empire, Stewart, and Hobbs Creek Subdistricts. Oracle will pay USF US$184,000 over 4 years, representing 20% of USF's payments to the current property owner, with an initial payment of US$5,820 pending TSX-V approval.

The properties are strategically located in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District (IKFD), which has historically produced over 32.5 million tons of fluorspar. Notably, fluorspar prices have surged from $300 per ton in 2020 to over $470 per ton in 2025, with China becoming a net importer since 2023.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining (OTCQB: CTVFF) has signed a binding option-to-purchase agreement to acquire 970 acres of mineral rights near the Hicks Dome deposit in Pope County, Illinois. The acquisition, valued at US$184,000, will be paid in installments through September 2028.

The Pope Fluorspar Properties span three strategic subdistricts: Empire, Stewart, and Hobbs Creek, within the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District (IKFD). The properties are adjacent to historic mines, including the Gaskin Mine which produced 179,000 raw tons of high-grade fluorite, and the Barnett complex with historical resources exceeding 600,000 tons of fluorspar.

This acquisition expands CleanTech's total land holding to over 8,150 acres in a district that historically supplied over 90% of U.S. Fluorspar production from 1914 to 1995. The strategic importance is heightened by current market conditions, with Fluorspar prices rising from $300/ton in 2020 to over $470/ton in 2025.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. (OTCQB: CTVFF) has announced the approval of incentive stock options by its board of directors. The company is granting 875,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants at an exercise price of $0.06 per share.

The options will expire on August 14, 2030, featuring a five-year term. The vesting schedule is structured with 12.5% vesting quarterly over two years. These options are subject to the company's 10% rolling stock option plan and TSX-V requirements.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. (OTCQB: CTVFF) has announced plans to reprice 9,090,000 incentive stock options. The company intends to adjust various option tranches to a new exercise price of $0.06, down from previous prices ranging from $0.10 to $0.20. Of these options, 8,230,000 are held by company insiders.

The repricing requires TSX Venture Exchange approval and disinterested shareholder approval for insider-held options. The transaction qualifies as a related party transaction under MI 61-101 but is exempt from formal valuation and minority approval requirements as the fair market value falls below 25% of the company's market capitalization.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining (OTCQB: CTVFF) has entered into a significant royalty agreement with Oracle Commodity Holding. Under the agreement, Oracle will receive a 2% net smelter returns royalty with a minimum of $6 per tonne on CleanTech's Fluorspar Projects in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District.

The deal involves Oracle making matching payments of 20% of the cash consideration paid by USF (CleanTech's subsidiary) to the vendor, totaling US$6 million over 4 years. The initial payment will be US$65,000 following TSX-V approval.

The projects encompass approximately 7,180 acres in the Western Kentucky Fluorspar District, with historic production of over 12.5 million tons of refined fluorspar. Current US fluorspar prices have increased from $300 per ton in 2020 to over $450 per ton in 2025, highlighting the strategic importance of domestic supply amid China's shift from net exporter to significant importer.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. (OTCQB: CTVFF) has entered into a binding option-to-purchase agreement to acquire a significant package of Fluorspar mining projects in Kentucky and Illinois for US$4,000,000. The acquisition covers 7,180 acres with over 720 historic drill holes and approximately 60,000 feet of fault length across major geological structures.

The purchase terms include an initial payment of US$250,000 upon signing, followed by three annual payments of US$250,000 from 2026-2028, and a final payment of US$3,000,000 in 2029. The company has the flexibility to acquire either both project groups for the full price or choose one group for US$2,250,000.

The projects include several significant deposits, with the flagship Campbell-Crotser property containing a historic resource estimate of 805,841 tons grading 37.10% CaF2. The acquisition positions CleanTech as one of the largest Fluorspar players in the USA, with the company aiming to become a leading supplier of Fluorine for uranium enrichment, EV batteries, and metal production.

CleanTech Vanadium Mining (OTCQB: CTVFF) has successfully closed the acquisition of rights to the El Triunfo Gold and Antimony Project from Silver Elephant Mining Corp. The project, located 75km east of La Paz, Bolivia, covers approximately 256 hectares.

Under the transaction, CleanTech paid CAD 155,000 in cash to acquire Silver Elephant's option rights to purchase 100% equity interest in Mururata S.R.L., which owns the mining rights to the Triunfo Project. The deal was executed through an option assignment agreement dated April 8, 2025.

Due to existing ownership structures where Silver Elephant controls Oracle Commodity Holding Corp. (which holds 42,799,502 CleanTech shares), the transaction qualifies as a related-party transaction but is exempt from formal valuation requirements as it represents less than 25% of CleanTech's market capitalization of $6,451,952.