Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2024) - Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. (TSXV: CCMI) (OTCQB: RIINF) ("CCMI" or the "Company") hereby confirms that it now holds 26,837,388 shares in XXIX Metal Corp. (previously named QC Copper and Gold Inc.) (TSXV: XXIX) representing 10.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of XXIX.

XXIX recently announced the closing of its acquisition of a 100% interest in Cuprum Corp ("Cuprum") (see XXIX press release dated December 9, 2024, on Sedar Plus). Cuprum was a private company that held a 100% interest in the Thierry copper-nickel project ("Thierry") near Pickle Lake, Ontario. Previously CCMI held a 29.5% interest in Cuprum. Thierry has one of the largest known copper resources in Northwestern Ontario with over 1.3 billion lbs of copper. XXIX also owns a 100% interest in the Opemiska copper project in the Chapais-Chibougamau region of Quebec. With the acquisition of Thierry, XXIX now controls two of the largest copper projects in Eastern Canada. see & read more on
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