Tactical Resources Corp (“Tactical” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TREO), a U.S.-focused rare earth elements development company advancing one of only a few near-term, scalable domestic rare earth supply solutions, announced that its common shares will begin trading today on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “TREO”.
Tactical is advancing the Peak Project, a rare earth elements project located within the active Sierra Blanca Quarry in Hudspeth County, Texas. The project benefits from existing infrastructure, previously mined and accessible rare earth-enriched material, and a unique mineralogical profile that supports simplified, clean processing. Tactical’s strategy is focused on accelerating the development of a domestic rare earth supply chain at a time of heightened geopolitical, industrial, and national security demand.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
One of Only a Few Near-Term, Scalable U.S. Rare Earth Opportunities
- Tactical controls access to an existing, operational quarry in Texas with multi-million-ton tailings already mined and available at surface, providing a meaningful head start relative to greenfield projects
- The Company is positioned to supply rare earth feedstock without requiring decades of exploration, permitting, and infrastructure build-out
Unique Direct-to-Leach Hard Rock Mineralogy
- The Peak Project is one of only a few known hard-rock rare earth deposits globally that are directly amenable to leaching, eliminating the need for energy-intensive roasting or cracking
- This geological advantage materially simplifies processing, lowers capital intensity, and enables modular scalability
Clean, U.S.-Based Processing with Strategic National Importance
- Tactical’s processing pathway is designed to be executed entirely on U.S. soil, reducing reliance on overseas refining and mitigating environmental and geopolitical risk
- Rare earth elements are critical inputs for defense systems, advanced electronics, energy infrastructure, and next-generation manufacturing
Long Runway for Growth with Flexible Scale-Up Potential
- Modular processing allows Tactical to scale throughput without duplicating full plant infrastructure, providing flexibility as demand evolves
- Existing feedstock and infrastructure support accelerated commercialization timelines compared to peers
Experienced Leadership with Deep Operational Expertise
- Tactical is led by a management team with decades of experience across mining, metallurgy, project development, and capital markets
- Leadership has built, operated, and scaled complex mining and processing assets globally
“Tactical was built around a clear mission: to secure a domestic, clean, and scalable rare earth supply at a time when the United States needs it most,” Ranjeet Sundher, Chief Executive Officer of Tactical Resources. “The Peak Project gives us a rare combination of existing infrastructure, unique mineralogy, and near-term execution potential that we believe differentiates Tactical within the sector.”
About Tactical Resources
Tactical Resources is a mineral exploration and development company focused on building a secure, domestic supply chain for rare earth elements critical to advanced technologies, including semiconductors, electric vehicles, robotics, aerospace systems, and national defense applications. The Company is advancing the Peak Project, a prospective U.S.-based rare earth asset, as part of its strategy to help reduce reliance on foreign-controlled supply chains and strengthen North American critical mineral security.
In addition to resource development, Tactical Resources is actively pursuing innovative metallurgical processing and separation technologies designed to improve the economics, scalability, and sustainability of rare earth production. Through its integrated approach spanning exploration, development, and processing, the Company aims to become a key participant in the rapidly growing U.S. critical minerals ecosystem.
For additional information, please visit www.tacticalresources.com.
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Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding the expected benefits of the Proposed Business Combination. The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the respective management teams of Tactical Resources and Plum, as applicable, and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstance and their potential effects. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Plum’s securities; (ii) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed by Plum’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Plum; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, including the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement by the shareholders of Plum and Tactical Resources and the receipt of certain regulatory and court approvals; (iv) market risks; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Proposed Business Combination on Tactical Resources’ business relationships, performance, and business generally; (vii) risks that the Proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans of Tactical Resources and potential difficulties in its employee retention as a result of the Proposed Business Combination; (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Tactical Resources or Plum related to the Business Combination Agreement or the Proposed Business Combination; (ix) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination; (x) the inability to meet listing requirements to list Plum III Merger Corp.’s (“Pubco”) securities on Nasdaq; (xi) the risk that the price of Pubco’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the highly competitive industries in which Tactical Resources plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws, regulations, technologies, natural disasters or health epidemics/pandemics, national security tensions, and macro-economic and social environments affecting its business, and changes in the combined capital structure; (xii) the inability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the Proposed Business Combination, identify and realize additional opportunities, and manage its growth and expanding operations; (xiii) the risk that Tactical Resources may not be able to successfully develop its mining projects, and/or its expansion plan (xiv) the risk that Tactical Resources will be unable to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which many not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (xv) political and social risks of operating in the U.S. and other countries; (xvi) the operational hazards and risks that Tactical Resources faces; and (xvii) the risk that additional financing in connection with the Proposed Business Combination may not be raised on favorable terms, or at all. The foregoing list is not exhaustive, and there may be additional risks that neither Plum nor Tactical Resources presently knows or that Plum and Tactical Resources currently believe are immaterial. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors, any other factors discussed in this press release and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Plum’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025, the risks described in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 and the amendments thereto, which was initially filed by Pubco on October 29, 2024 and includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and those discussed and identified in filings made with the SEC by Plum and Pubco and filings made by Tactical Resources with the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) from time to time. 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