Meta Critical Minerals (MTTAF) has joined the Critical Minerals Consortium at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as a member. The consortium operates through West Point's Center for Environmental & Geographic Sciences and focuses on critical minerals policy, research and supply chains.
Meta sees membership as supporting its goal of advancing its Wyoming projects, Arcadia and Lake Owen. Management has held preliminary discussions with West Point researchers and faculty about potential collaboration; those discussions are not a completed research agreement. Arcadia includes the Grass Creek and Dugout Creek heavy mineral sand deposits. On October 5, 2026, Meta announced approval for a 10,500-foot drill program at Dugout Creek to support resource definition. Lake Owen is prospective for vanadium, scandium, titanium and gallium.
Meta Critical Minerals (MTTAF) appointed John Melkon, a senior advisor to the United States Military Academy, to its Strategic Advisory Board, effective immediately. Melkon was a director and assistant professor at the academy from 2012 to 2026 and was recently charged with building and leading its Critical Minerals Consortium.
The company expects his expertise to support engagement with U.S. government, military and industry stakeholders and advance its Wyoming assets toward resource definition and feasibility. On October 5, Meta announced approval for a 10,500-foot (3,200-metre) drill program at Dugout Creek, part of its Arcadia Project. The deposits contain zircon, titanium-bearing ilmenite and rare-earth-bearing monazite. Management also held preliminary discussions with West Point faculty and researchers about potential collaboration on its Wyoming projects.
Meta Critical Minerals (MTTAF) has begun its first diamond drilling program at its wholly owned Table Mountain Silica Project in British Columbia. Approximately 1,250 metres in 24 holes are planned following receipt of the drill permit. The project has an existing Inferred mineral resource, a lower-confidence estimate, of 56,945,602 tonnes averaging 98.91% silica.
The program will test continuity, grade and potential extensions, supply material for metallurgical testing, and support an updated resource estimate and a planned Preliminary Economic Assessment. Classification into the higher-confidence Indicated category depends on supporting drill data and results. Treasury funds cover the planned program without additional financing; CAD$50,500 in reclamation security has been posted. Meta expects drilling to take approximately 3–6 weeks, weather permitting, with initial assays during the fourth quarter of 2026.
Meta Critical Minerals (MTTAF) received approval for a 10,500-foot drill program at Dugout Creek within its Arcadia project in Wyoming. The planned program comprises approximately 53 air-rotary holes and 19 diamond-core holes. It is fully funded from existing treasury, and a US$52,800 reclamation bond has been posted.
BRS Engineering will manage drilling and resource-definition work. Meta plans to collect data for its first mineral resource estimate under Canadian reporting standard NI 43-101 and material for further bulk metallurgical testing, with subsequent economic evaluation as an objective. The first hole is scheduled for the third week of October 2026; initial assays are expected in the fourth quarter. Arcadia has no currently reported mineral resource or reserve. Meta also granted 5,700,000 immediately vested stock options, exercisable at $0.15 per share for five years, subject to Canadian Securities Exchange acceptance.
Meta Critical Minerals (OTCQB:MTTAF) outlined 2026 milestones across four projects in Wyoming, British Columbia, and Mongolia. The company recently closed an oversubscribed $6.5 million financing, reports having no debt, and is targeting its first production revenue and cash flow from Mongolia.
Key 2026 goals include NI 43‑101 resource work and a potential Pre‑Feasibility Study at Arcadia, a maiden drill program at Lake Owen, permitting and initial production at Tsagaan Zalaa, and drilling plus economic studies at Table Mountain.
Meta Critical Minerals (OTCQB:MTTAF) has engaged Greenwood Environmental to begin Phase I environmental baseline studies at its 100% owned Table Mountain high-purity quartz silica project in British Columbia.
Planned 2026 work includes hydrometric monitoring, water quality sampling, biological and terrain assessments, access studies, and weather data collection, supporting permitting. Meta also hired Independent Trading Group as market maker to help improve share liquidity.
Meta Critical Minerals (CSE:MTTA / OTCQB:MTTAF) entered an option to purchase agreement dated April 27, 2026 to acquire a 100% interest in the Arcadia Project in north-central Wyoming.
The ~3,760-acre Project hosts two near-surface heavy mineral sand deposits, Grass Creek and Dugout Creek, with reported zircon averages up to ~2.2% and significant ilmenite and monazite, and requires a NI 43-101 MRE, metallurgical bulk testing, a PFS and permitting.
Meta Critical Minerals (CSE:MTTA; OTCQB:MTTAF) closed an oversubscribed private placement of 32,363,893 Units at $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $6,472,778 on April 17, 2026.
Each Unit includes one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.30 for two years; warrants include an acceleration clause at $0.45 (10-day close). Finder's fees totaled $331,224.50 plus 1,656,123 finder's warrants. Insider CEO subscribed for 500,000 Units ($100,000). Proceeds target project advancement, acquisitions, marketing and working capital.