Says Move Sends Strong Signal that Major Players are Serious about Building Local, Circular Rare Earth Supply Chain in U.S.

Reinforces Metallium's Efforts in This Area

HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Metallium, Inc. (formerly MTM Critical Metals), ASX: MTM; OTCQX: MTMCF, today said that the recently announced MP Materials – Apple $500-million partnership to produce recycled rare earth magnets in the United States "sends a strong signal that major players are serious about building a local, circular rare earth supply chain and reinforces many of our key points at Metallium," according to Michael Walshe, managing director/CEO of Metallium.

HOUSTON, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals Ltd (ASX: MTM; OTCQX: MTMCF), soon to be renamed Metallium Ltd, begins trading today on the OTCQX® Best Market, an upgrade from the OTCQB® Venture Market.

Qualifying for the upgrade to the OTCQX marks a key milestone in the company's U.S. capital markets strategy and enhances visibility and access for North American investors.

"Graduating to OTCQX is a significant step forward in our U.S.-focused strategy," said Michael Walshe, Managing Director & CEO. "This upgrade allows easier trading for our expanding U.S. shareholder base, particularly enabling our shares to be purchased in U.S. dollars during local market hours. As we develop our first commercial Flash Joule Heating facility in Texas and grow our strategic partnerships, we believe this enhanced market presence is perfectly timed."

Bowman Brings More than 30 Years Experience in National Security, Public-Private Partnership Development and Federal Technology Deployment to Company

HOUSTON, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Metallium, Ltd., formerly MTM Critical Metals, Ltd. (ASX: MTM; OTCQB: MTMCF) announced today the appointment of Gregory L. Bowman, a recognized expert in defense, public-private partnerships and critical mineral supply chains, to the newly-formed Advisory Board of Flash Metals USA, Inc., the 100% owned US subsidiary of the company.

HOUSTON, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals Ltd (ASX: MTM | OTCQB: MTMCF (soon to be renamed Metallium Ltd), a pioneer in low-impact, high-efficiency metal recovery technologies, today unveiled its updated strategy, commercial rollout plans, and rebranding during its Annual Shareholder Meeting held in Perth, Australia.

The company is focused on deploying its patented Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology for strategic metals recovery in the US. The proprietary FJH process enables single-step extraction of critical, strategic, and precious metals, including antimony, gallium, germanium, indium, gold, and rare earths, from electronic waste and mineral concentrates, without smelting or acids.

Company's Technology Can Extract Critical and Precious Metals from E-Waste as well as Serve as a Beneficiation Process for Rare Earths

HOUSTON, June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals Limited (ASX: MTM; OTCQB: MTMCF) announced it has secured A$50 million (approximately $32.5m US) in firm commitments from institutional investors via a two-tranche placement at A$0.55 (approximately $0.36US) per share. The raise, which will occur in two tranches, was primarily placed among institutional investors and led by Australian-based Petra Capital who served as sole lead manager and bookrunner.

Revolutionary Flash Joule Heating Process Recovers High-Value Rare Earth Elements in a Single Flash from Ionic Clay

HOUSTON, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals (ASX: MTM; OTCQB: MTMCF) whose US subsidiary Flash Metals USA Inc. is commercializing the innovative Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology, announced today it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Meteoric Resources NL to collaborate on the downstream processing of mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) from Meteoric's flagship Caldeira Rare Earth Project in Brazil – one of the leading ionic clay REE projects progressing toward commercialization.

HOUSTON, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals Ltd (ASX: MTM | OTCQB: MTMCF – www.mtmcriticalmetals.com.au) announced (https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02952859-6A1267050&v=04711220c3a57065317ba4efca4a3459a4e46882) it has successfully recovered high-grade antimony (Sb) from U.S.-sourced electronic waste using its proprietary Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology. The process achieved a 98% conversion rate, yielding 3.13% antimony — a concentration that exceeds typical global antimony mine grades (0.1 – 1.0%).

HOUSTON, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals (ASX: MTM; OTCQB: MTMCF –  https://www.mtmmetals.com.au), announced a breakthrough in sustainable metal recovery, unlocking ultra-high-grade gold (551 g/t) and other valuable metals from electronic waste (E-Waste). The company also announced a Letter of Intent  for a transformative five-year supply agreement with Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations, Inc. (https://www.thinkdynamic.com), to provide a minimum of 700 tons per annum (TPA) of E-Scrap.

HOUSTON, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MTM Critical Metals (ASX: MTM; OTCQB: MTMCF) announced it has signed a memorandum of Understanding with Vendanta, Ltd., a global giant in aluminum production and industrial sustainability.

Under the terms of the non-binding MOU, MTM will collaborate with Vendanta to explore use of their proprietary, patented Flash Joule Heating (FJH) Technology to recycle Vendanta's Red Mud (bauxite tailings) and recover valuable metals, including iron, alumina, titanium, gallium, scandium, rare earths that are "locked up" by the iron.