North Atlantic Titanium Corp. Advances Planning for Integrated Surface Sampling and Definition Drilling Program at Everett Titanium Project

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — June 3, 2026 — Leads & Copy — North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCPK: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33), a Canadian publicly traded exploration company, is advancing final planning for an integrated surface sampling and definition drilling program at its Everett titanium project. The project, located near Havre-Saint-Pierre, Québec, is being advanced as a potential North American source of titanium-bearing mineral feedstock, with additional potential value streams associated with vanadium and apatite-hosted phosphate.

The planned program is designed to transition Everett from historical exploration, recent mineralogical characterization, and surface exposure sampling toward a modern, spatially controlled geological, geochemical, and geometallurgical dataset. This work is expected to support future drill targeting, validation of historical drilling, and planning for an initial Mineral Resource Estimate under National Instrument 43-101.

Key objectives of the program include systematic surface sampling across priority oxide exposures at Everett, with initial work focused on the northern portion of the exposed oxide body. Tight-grid assay and representative metallurgical sampling are planned to assess titanium, vanadium, iron, and phosphate distribution, as well as geological and mineralogical variability across the hemo-ilmenite and apatite-bearing mineralized system.

Furthermore, the Company plans its first modern definition diamond drill program, designed to validate historical drilling, confirm the geometry and continuity of the mineralized body, collect modern assay and density data, and provide fresh core for mineralogical and metallurgical test work. Drilling objectives include validation and resource-readiness, encompassing surveyed collars, modern logging, systematic sampling, chain-of-custody procedures, QA/QC protocols, and collection of representative material for density and metallurgical variability testing.

This program follows recent work by Corem and Elements08, which supports a geometallurgical approach focused on titanium-vanadium-bearing hemo-ilmenite and apatite-hosted phosphorus. Technical report and drill planning are advancing in parallel, with final drill collar locations, azimuths, dips, planned depths, contractor selection, and commencement timing to be disclosed once finalized.

The upcoming Everett field program is intended to establish the modern surface-control dataset required to support definition drilling. Work is expected to include geological mapping, structural observations, representative bedrock sampling, assay sampling, density sampling, and metallurgical sample collection across priority exposures of the Everett oxide body. Samples will be collected under the supervision of the Company’s technical team and submitted to accredited laboratories in accordance with documented chain-of-custody procedures. The Company expects to release assay and metallurgical results as they are received, validated, and interpreted.

Following completion of surface sampling, access confirmation, and final technical review, North Atlantic Titanium plans to advance a first modern-definition diamond drill program at Everett. In the first phase of diamond drilling, the Company has surveyed drill trail access and 8 drill sites across the northern 600 m of the Everett oxide body's strike length, representing 25% of the total surface exposure of the oxide body.

The program is expected to test the principal hemo-ilmenite-bearing noritic gabbro body and selected priority areas identified through the integrated surface program. Initial drilling is expected to focus on confirming the mineralized geometry, validating historical drill results, assessing grade continuity, and collecting core for modern assay, density, mineralogical, and metallurgical purposes.

“Everett benefits from substantial historical work, recent mineralogical analysis and excellent regional infrastructure,” said Dwayne Yaretz, CEO and Director of North Atlantic Titanium. “Our next step is to convert that foundation into a modern, decision-ready technical dataset. The planned surface sampling and definition drilling are designed to validate historical work, confirm continuity and collect the assay, density, QA/QC and metallurgical data needed to advance Everett toward an initial mineral resource framework.”

Mr. Yaretz continued: “This is a disciplined, staged program. Surface work will sharpen drill targeting and provide representative material for metallurgical testing. At the same time, drilling will deliver the modern core data needed to assess grade, thickness, geometry and processing variability across the system.”

The planned Everett program is being designed as a geometallurgical advancement program rather than a conventional grade-only exploration program. The Company expects to integrate surface assay data, bedrock geology, mineral assemblage, density data, historical drill information, and metallurgical variability information into a single technical model. This approach is intended to support the Company’s evaluation of Everett as a potential integrated titanium-vanadium-phosphate project, while also addressing the requirements for modern data verification and future NI 43-101 resource work.

Everett is located near Havre-Saint-Pierre in Québec’s Côte-Nord region, within the broader Grenville Province anorthosite terrain known for large iron-titanium oxide systems. The project is accessible by road and is located within a region with established industrial, port, and hydroelectric infrastructure. Everett is interpreted as an anorthosite-associated, hemo-ilmenite-bearing Fe-Ti oxide system with associated potential for vanadium and phosphate. Historical exploration included drilling, geological work, and metallurgical studies; however, the Company cautions that historical drilling and any historical estimates are not current mineral resources and require modern confirmation through drilling, sampling, density determination, QA/QC, and resource estimation under current standards.

Julien Davy, P.Geo., M.Sc., MBA, independent consultant and a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.

North Atlantic Titanium Corp. is focused on advancing the Everett titanium-vanadium project in Québec, targeting the production of high-quality titanium feedstocks with potential value-added vanadium and phosphate coproducts. The Company also holds a 100-per-cent interest in the Sleeping Giant South project, located in the Abitibi greenstone belt, approximately 75 kilometres south of Matagami, Québec.

Source: North Atlantic Titanium Corp.