北美垂直整合稀土和关键矿产资源解决方案提供商 Ionic Mineral Technologies（简称 Ionic MT 或公司）宣布其位于犹他州的旗舰项目 Silicon Ridge 取得两项重大进展，凸显了该项目的规模和开发潜力。

公司已将其在犹他州学校和机构信托土地管理局 (ITLA) 的土地份额扩大了约 4,100 英亩，使其战略性土地组合达到约 13,000 英亩的连片土地。

此次扩张具有重要的战略意义，因为它包含了第 21 区（南 7 区，西 1 区），该区域涵盖了 Soldier Pass Road 沿线。获得沿线租赁权，可确保从项目区到公司位于普罗沃的74,000平方英尺加工厂的直接、优化的物流通道。同时，Ionic MT已成功完成一项战略性

外延钻探计划

，该计划由负责公司首次初步经济评估（PEA）的独立合格人士（QP）指导实施。该计划旨在测试矿化粘土系统的横向延伸范围，并提供扩展PEA地质模型所需的数据。

本阶段采用气垫钻机，钻探深度限制在100英尺（约30米）以内。至关重要的是，每个延伸钻孔均位于距离核心钻探区域一英里（约1.6公里）以外，且均与目标矿化体相交，并终止于矿化地层内，这证实了该系统具有很强的横向连续性，并表明其在深处仍未封闭。Ionic Mineral Technologies

首席执行官兼创始人Andre Zeitoun表示：“整合13,000英亩（约5,3,800公顷）的矿区，并确认1,400英亩（约6,300公顷）范围内矿化连续，这进一步证明Silicon Ridge有潜力成为北美最重要、最具规模化的关键矿产资产之一。所有延伸钻孔在仅100英尺（约30米）的深度就均位于矿化体中，这让我们对该系统的规模和连续性充满信心。”即将进行的第一阶段初步经济评估将提供我们的首份正式经济研究报告，但已展现的规模清楚地表明，该地区具有巨大的进一步开发和增长潜力。

这些结果至关重要，因为它们使公司能够将即将开展的初步经济评估（PEA）中推断的矿化范围从约700英亩扩大到约1400英亩，实际上使经济研究的覆盖面积翻了一番。这一扩大的范围位于更广阔的13000英亩矿区内，提供了关键的边界控制，并为后续钻探活动奠定了清晰的路径，以测试资源的完整垂直和水平延伸范围。硅岭矿区是

一个大型多金属AC+资源，

是16种可回收关键元素的重要国内来源。正如公司在2025年12月的发现公告中所详述的，该“IAC-Plus”系统包含高价值的重稀土和关键技术金属，包括镓、锗、铷、铯、钪、锂、钒、钨、铌以及全套稀土元素（镧、钇）。

单一原料助力自主供应链：

硅岭多金属粘土是Ionic MT垂直一体化生产的主要原料，旨在绕过复杂且成本高昂的硬岩加工：

关键矿物和稀土：为目前几乎完全依赖进口的材料提供安全的国内来源。
IonAl氧化铝：一种用于工业应用的冶金级和特种级氧化铝的战略性国内来源。Ionisil
纳米硅：一种专有的高性能负极材料，可将锂离子电池的能量密度提高30-40%。

Ionic Mineral Technologies (锟絀onic MT锟� or the 锟紺ompany锟�), North America锟絪 vertically integrated answer for rare earth and critical mineral independence announced two major advancements for its flagship Silicon Ridge project in Utah, underscoring its scale and development potential.

The Company has expanded its position with the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (锟絊ITLA锟�) by approximately 4,100 additional acres, consolidating its strategic land package to roughly 13,000 contiguous acres.

This expansion is strategically significant, as it includes Section 21 (Township 7 South, Range 1 West), which encompasses the Soldier Pass Road alignment. Securing lease rights along this alignment facilitates direct, optimized logistical access from the project area to the Company锟絪 74,000-square-foot processing facility in Provo.

Step-Out Drilling Confirms System Scale and Continuity

Concurrently, Ionic MT has successfully completed a strategic step-out drilling program conducted at the direction of the independent Qualified Person (QP) overseeing the Company锟絪 maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). The program was designed to test the lateral extent of the mineralized clay system and provide the data necessary to expand the geological model for the PEA.

Utilizing air track rigs, drilling was limited to a shallow 100-foot depth for this phase. Critically, each step-out hole锟絧ositioned over a mile from the core drill area锟絠ntersected the targeted mineralization and ended within the mineralized formation, confirming the system's strong lateral continuity and indicating it remains open at depth.

锟紺onsolidating 13,000 acres and confirming continuous mineralization across a 1,400-acre footprint reinforces that Silicon Ridge has the potential to be one of North America锟絪 most significant and scalable critical mineral assets,锟� said Andre Zeitoun, CEO and Founder of Ionic Mineral Technologies. 锟紼nding all step-out holes in mineralization at only 100 feet depth gives us tremendous confidence in the system's size and continuity. The upcoming Phase 1 PEA will provide our first formal economic study, but the demonstrated scale clearly points to a district with immense potential for further definition and growth.锟�

These results are pivotal, as they allow the Company to expand its interpreted mineralized footprint from approximately 700 acres to roughly 1,400 acres for the upcoming PEA锟絜ffectively doubling the area underpinning the economic study. This expanded footprint within the broader 13,000-acre district provides key perimeter control and establishes a clear pathway for a follow-up drill campaign to test the full vertical and lateral extent of the resource.

A Large-Scale, Polymetallic 锟絀AC-Plus锟� Resource

Silicon Ridge represents a major domestic source for 16 recoverable critical elements. As detailed in the Company's December 2025 discovery announcement, this "IAC-Plus" system contains a high-value basket of heavy rare earths and critical technology metals, including gallium, germanium, rubidium, cesium, scandium, lithium, vanadium, tungsten, niobium, and a full suite of rare earths (La锟絃u, Y).

A Single Feedstock for Sovereign Supply Chains

Silicon Ridge锟絪 polymetallic 锟絀AC-Plus锟� clay is the primary feedstock for Ionic MT锟絪 vertically integrated production, designed to bypass complex, high-cost hard-rock processing:

Critical Minerals & Rare Earths: A secure, domestic source for materials currently imported almost entirely from abroad.
IonAl锟� Alumina: A strategic domestic source of metallurgical & specialty grade alumina for industrial applications.
Ionisil锟� Nano-Silicon: A proprietary, high-performance anode material to improve Lithium-ion battery energy density by 30-40%.