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American Critical Minerals Receives Final BLM Potash Prospecting Permits ....PR-Inside.com: 2026-05-26 11:00:10 VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 /American Critical Minerals Corp.("American Critical Minerals" or the "Company") (CSE:KCLI)(OTCQB:APCOF)(Frankfurt:2P30) is pleased to announce that it has received all final Potassium Prospecting Permits from the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM"), effective June 1, 2026.As well, the BLM and the State of Utah have accepted the combined reclamation bond of US$549,000.As a result, all seven drill holes are now fully permitted and bonded.Highlights On May 18, 2026, the BLM issued eleven Potassium (Potash) Prospecting Permits, effective June 1, 2026.On May 18, 2026, the BLM recognized the reclamation bond posted by the Company covering all four fully permitted BLM drill holes and including the 3 permitted State of Utah Drill Holes.This now fully represents all seven drill holes being permitted and bonded.Site visits have been completed by Harrison Field Services Inc., Moab, Utah regarding required drill pad construction in anticipation of the upcoming drill program.Drill targeting is complete and is designed to validate historic drill data and test, through coring and brine sampling, key potash horizons as well as clastic zones for lithium and bromine in the Paradox and Leadville formations.Two historic wells within the Green River Project intercepted thick potash zones (in excess of 5 meters) within Cycle 5, which has been the focus of potash mining in the Paradox Basin for over 50 years at Intrepid Potash Inc.'s (NYSE: IPI) ("Intrepid") Moab Solar Solution Mine (Intercepts include 3.4 m @ 26.4% eKCl and 5.9 m @ 24.3% eKCl).* Dean Pekeski, CEO & President of the Company stated: "Launching our 2026 Green River Project drilling program will be a significant step forward for American Critical Minerals.Drill holes are now fully permitted and bonded.This represents the culmination of over 10 years of work.The team has been very active in planning the drill program and identifying drill contractors and support services.Drilling is a major strategic step in validating the large amounts of historic data that we have from 22 oil and gas wells across and surrounding our Green River Project.It will also position us for drilling for both lithium and potash.The rate of lithium project development around us has been impressive and being able to validate 2 critical minerals from each hole we drill is truly unique." Our Plan RESPEC is working closely with the American Critical Minerals management team to plan the drill program in preparation for execution in a safe, environmentally respectful, and efficient manner.RESPEC is responsible for detailed program design, logistics, procurement, and on-site supervision of all service providers.On-site geological services will include core and brine handling, logging, sampling, preparation for geochemical assaying, and reclamation.American Critical Minerals has three drill holes permitted within its State of Utah potash mineral leases (School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration leases "SITLA"), which are fully permitted and bonded for drilling.Additionally, the Company has four drill holes within its recently granted BLM potash exploration licences, which are now also fully permitted and bonded.Drill target selection is complete based on recommendations from the Company's technical team and the Company's recently filed National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") technical report.Data collected from the initial drilling program is expected to advance the Green River Project by validating historical potash data through core sampling.Additionally, brine samples will be collected from the clastic zones within the Paradox and Leadville formations for lithium and bromine content.Future drilling will be contingent upon completion of this initial program.The Company is targeting Q3 2026 for mobilization and site preparation for drilling.Each drill hole is expected to be completed within 45 days of commencement.On behalf of the Board of Directors Dean Pekeski, President & CEO Contact: 604-551-9665 About American Critical Minerals' Green River Potash and Lithium Project The Green River Project is situated within Utah's highly productive Paradox Basin, located 20 miles northwest of Moab, Utah.It has significant logistical advantages including close proximity to major rail hubs, airport, roads, water, towns, and labour markets.It also benefits from close proximity to the agricultural and industrial heartland of America and numerous potential end-users for its products.The history of oil and gas production across the Paradox Basin provides geologic data from historic wells across the Project, and the wider Basin, validating and de-risking the potential for high grade potash and large amounts of contained lithium.Wells in and around the project reported lithium up to 500 ppm, bromine up to 6,100 ppm and boron up to 1,260 ppm (Gilbride & Santos, 2012).This data is reinforced by nearby potash production and the advanced stage of neighbouring lithium projects.The Paradox Basin is believed to contain up to 56 billion tonnes of lithium brines, potentially the largest such resource in US (Source:AnsonFastmarketsPresentation- https://wcsecure.weblink.com.au/pdf/ASN/02823465.pdf).The Company has disclosed targets for further exploration at the Green River Project consisting of 500 million to 950 million tonnes of sylvinite (the most important source for the production of potash in North America) grading from 12% to 18% potassium oxide based on elog (eK2O=19% to 29% potassium chloride based on elog (eKCl)).Its target for further exploration for Lithium and Bromine are 0.6-1.7 Mt lithium carbonate equivalent grading from 91-152 ppm; and 3.3-9.1 Mt bromine grading from 2,647-4,412 ppm.** The Company holds a 100% interest in eleven SITLA mineral and minerals salt leases covering approximately 7,050 acres, 1,094 federal lithium brine claims (BLM Placer Claims) covering 21,150 acres, and 11 federal (BLM) potash prospecting permits covering approximately 25,480 acres.Through these leases, permits and claims the Company has the ability to explore for potash, lithium, and potential by-products across the entire Green River Project (approx.32,530 acres).The Company is authorized to drill a total of 7 drill holes across the Green River Project (pending bonding the recently approved 4 drill holes).Intrepid Potash, Inc.is America's largest potash company and only U.S.domestic potash producer and currently produces potash from its nearby Moab Solution Mine, which the Company believes provides strong evidence of stratigraphic continuity within this part of the Paradox Basin ( www.intr