Nordique Critical Metals achieves rare-earth leaching efficiency exceeding 95%, advancing a smaller, simplified processing plant targeting annual production of more than 10,000 tonnes of rare-earth oxides

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nordique Critical Metals Inc. (“Nordique” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NQC | FRA: J6K | OTCQB: JORFF) announces rare-earth leaching efficiencies exceeding 95% for neodymium, dysprosium and yttrium in samples tested from the Kwyjibo Rare Earth project. The bench-scale testing, conducted by L3 Process Development (“L3”), demonstrates that a high proportion of these elements can be extracted from Kwyjibo mineral concentrate during the leaching stage, supporting the development of an efficient rare-earth processing operation.