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Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - March 31, 2026 – North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCPK: MUZU.F) (FSE: Y33) ("North Atlantic Titanium" or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that the Company has formally joined Romaine River Titanium Inc. (“ Romaine ”), in its collaboration with Centre technologique des résidus industriels (CTRI), Impact Global Solutions (IGS), and Corem (the “Program”) in support of metallurgical testing at the Everett titanium-vanadium-phosphorus project in Québec (the “ Everett Project ”). The Program is managed by the Elements08 Strategic Metals Excellence Centre (“ Elements08 ”), funded by the Government of Québec.

The Collaborative Program

Phase 1 of the Program focuses on defining the metallurgical quality of the Everett oxide and phosphate body. Samples from previous Romaine drilling programs were submitted to Corem for advanced characterization using Corem's automated mineralogy analysis (MLA), and other tests to examine mineral morphology, granulometry, liberation, and association. Chemical assays quantified the concentrations of titanium, vanadium, phosphorus, iron and other critical minerals.

Phase 2 of the Program commenced after the signing of the definitive option agreement for the Everett property. The Company’s field crew collected a representative 1200-kg metallurgical sample from rock exposures of the Everett oxide body during winter conditions in December 2025. This material is currently being tested with advanced grinding, magnetic, flotation, and gravity separation techniques. This work is led by CTRI and IGS , which are leading centres of ore-processing expertise in Canada.

During Phase 2 , CTRI is testing the separation of an apatite (phosphate) concentrate and is delivering hemo-ilmenite to IGS for bench-scale hydrometallurgical tests to assess recovery of titanium, vanadium, iron and potentially scandium.

Dwayne Yaretz, CEO, states:

“As the need for defense-related metals becomes increasingly recognized, the importance of downstream processing is coming into focus. Joining Elements08 positions North American Titanium within a collaborative network of leading metallurgists focused on modernizing the processing of critical minerals in North America. We believe the Everett project warrants evaluation as an integrated Ti–V–Fe–P system, and this collaboration will support our efforts to assess pathways for development of its components.”

About the Elements08 Program on the Everett Project

The Elements08 Program has a $462,000 budget, including a non-dilutive funding award of up to $323,000 by the Government of Québec. The Company has fully paid the $75,000 cash fee due from the program collaborators and overcontributed its “In-Kind” portion, comprised of fieldwork and planning.

During its due diligence of the Everett property, the Company contributed all of the funds due from the program collaborators. Following completion of its definitive option agreement for the Everett property with Romaine, the Company has been accepted by the parties to the Elements08 program as a formal collaborator.

The Program aims to investigate the extraction of titanium, vanadium and phosphorus from the Everett hemo-ilmenite oxide body, near Havre-Saint-Pierre, Québec. It is designed to test the quality of oxide and phosphate mineralization. The Elements08 team comprises a multidisciplinary, experienced group that draws on the expertise of Québec researchers from:

• Centre technologique des résidus industriels (CTRI), in Rouyn-Noranda, whose mission is to explore, identify and propose innovative solutions aimed at valorizing industrial waste and underutilized natural resources by accelerating the implementation of eco-responsible and profitable business practices;  

• Corem , of Québec City, is a non-profit centre of expertise and innovation that offers mining corporations a range of specialized research services that help them develop and optimize key mineral processing; and  

• Impact Global Solutions (IGS) of Delson, which is a commercial analytical and metallurgical laboratory specializing in critical minerals processing solutions.  

Elements08 supports mining companies and partners working in the field of critical and strategic minerals to identify their needs, define their expectations and objectives, analyze and interpret their data, optimize their processes, and develop innovative processes that are sustainable, safe and environmentally friendly.

About North Atlantic Titanium Corp.

North Atlantic Titanium is a Canadian publicly traded exploration company focused on advancing the Everett titanium deposit in Québec. 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, Que.

For more information, please visit our website at www.natitanium.com.

Qualified Person

Julien Davy, P.Geo., M.Sc., MBA, independent consultant, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 on standards of disclosure for mineral projects, has approved the technical information about the Everett Property in this news release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dwayne Yaretz, CEO
North Atlantic Titanium Corp.
Phone: 778-709-3398
Email: info@natitanium.com
Website: www.natitanium.com

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