Ucore Rare Metals Inc. announced with the recent integration of the Company's acquisition of Innovation Metals Corp. and its proprietary RapidSXTM technology for the separation and purification of critical metals, including rare-earth elements, lithium ("Li"), nickel ("Ni") and cobalt ("Co"), Ucore is preparing itself to serve its shareholders as a company that is: on the threshold of the first phase of production related to its M3 Plan and associated revenue; and through RapidSXTM, potentially expanding into battery-material supply chains, in addition to REEs. Ucore announced the appointment of Chartered Chemical Engineer and Chartered Professional Metallurgist Dr. Kurt Forrester, CEng, MIChemE, MAusIMM(CP) as the Company's Vice President of Metallurgy. During his 15-year career, Dr. Forrester has been professionally engaged as an engineering consultant in the metals and minerals, environmental and applied-research domains. His work includes process development, feasibility assessment, as well as detailed engineering design. The company announced the appointment of Ty Dinwoodie as the new President of Ucore. A senior corporate strategic advisor and marketing professional with an extensive background in market and industry analysis for the global critical-minerals/critical-materials sectors. Previously, Mr. Dinwoodie served as President and Corporate Secretary of Alabama Graphite Corp. prior to arranging, negotiating and overseeing the company's acquisition by a NASDAQ-listed company in 2018. He also served as Chief Marketing Officer for additive-manufacturing metal-powders producer Equispheres Inc., where he was instrumental in the company's founding, development of its business strategy and commercialization of its proprietary atomization technology.