Consolidated Lithium Metals Completes Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Kwyjibo Underground Mining Project | Pre-tax IRR @ 46.5% | Post-tax IRR @ 35.4% 2.67 Hectare Mine Surface Footprint | Processing Facilities Located Offsite | No Residues Stored at Mine Site Surface

TORONTO, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated Lithium Metals Inc. (TSXV: CLM | FRA: Z36 | OTCQB: JORFF) ("CLM" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment ("Updated PEA") for the Kwyjibo Rare Earth Oxide Project ("Kwyjibo" or the "Project"), located in Québec's Côte-Nord region. As developer and operator of Kwyjibo, CLM is advancing the Project under a definitive option agreement with SOQUEM Inc. ("SOQUEM"), pursuant to which the Company may earn up to an 80% undivided interest. The Updated PEA confirms the Project's competitive economic fundamentals while incorporating significant engineering improvements that substantially reduce the Project's long-term surface footprint compared with the preliminary economic assessment prepared by DRA Americas Inc. for SOQUEM dated August 2, 2018 (the “2018 PEA”). CLM is committed to consulting with the Innu of Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam, the Innu of Ekuanitshit, and the local communities throughout the MRC de Minganie to assess and plan the Project.