Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 17, 2026) - Supreme Critical Metals Inc. (CSE: CRIT) ("Supreme" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "LIFE Offering") financing of up to 14,000,000 units of the Company ("Units") as previously announced in its press release dated February 6, 2026 (the "Initial Press Release") and upsized on February 6, 2026 as announced by the Company. Any words capitalized but undefined he ...

Core Viewpoint - Oroco Resource Corp. is proceeding with a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 18,000,000 Units at a price of US$0.20 per Unit, aiming for gross proceeds of up to US$3.6 million, with a minimum of US$2.0 million anticipated [1][2] Financing Details - Each Unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, with each whole Warrant allowing the purchase of one common share at US$0.30 within 24 months [1] - The financing is designed to attract local strategic investors for the advancement of Oroco's Santo Tomas Project in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico [1][2] - The first tranche of the financing is expected to close early next week, with completion no later than November 13, 2025, subject to regulatory approvals [2] Project Overview - Oroco holds an 85.5% interest in the Core Concessions of the Santo Tomas Project, covering 1,173 hectares, and an 80% interest in an additional 7,861 hectares, totaling 9,034 hectares [3] - The project is located in the Santo Tomas District, near the Jinchuan Group's Bahuerachi Project, and hosts significant copper porphyry mineralization identified through extensive prior exploration [3] - A drill program initiated in 2021 resulted in 48,481 meters drilled across 76 diamond drill holes [3][4] Infrastructure and Accessibility - The Santo Tomas Project is situated 170 km from the Pacific deep-water port at Topolobampo, with access via highway and rail, as well as power and natural gas infrastructure [5]