Vancouver, British Columbia — March 4, 2026 — Leads & Copy —
Allied Critical Metals Inc. (CSE: ACM) (OTCQB: ACMIF) (FSE: 0VJ0) has appointed the Honourable Marco Mendicino as a Strategic Advisor. Mendicino is Senior Counsel and Strategic Advisor to the firm at Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP and a former federal prosecutor, Cabinet Minister, and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Mr. Mendicino brings two decades of leadership in the law, government and public policy. He has been elected three times as the Member of Parliament for Eglinton-Lawrence and served in Cabinet as Minister of Immigration and Minister of Public Safety. Mendicino also chaired the Five Eyes on behalf of Canada and is a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School.
According to Roy Bonnell, CEO & Director of Allied, the company is excited to add Marco Mendicino to their team as a Strategic Advisor. Bonnell said that Mr. Mendicino brings decades of business, legal and political expertise to Allied. Tungsten is a strategic asset globally and Allied will benefit from Mr. Mendicino’s global view on how to best develop their assets for the benefit of all shareholders.
Mr. Mendicino said he is very pleased to join the team at Allied, adding that their tungsten assets in Portugal are strategically located in a NATO member state and have historically been very important assets from a global security perspective. He added that seeing these past producing mines come back into production will be a major development from a NATO security perspective and that they will work closely with all stakeholders to ensure these assets are developed for the benefit of Portugal and its allies.
Mr. Mendicino joins a team that also includes the appointment of Major General (Ret.) James A. “Spider” Marks and former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen as Directors of Allied’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Allied Critical Metals USA Inc. (“Allied USA”). Allied USA is dedicated to the importation, marketing and sales of tungsten into the United States.
Allied Critical Metals Inc. is a Canadian-based mining company focused on the advancement and revitalization of its 100%-owned Borralha Tungsten Project and the Vila Verde Tungsten Project in northern Portugal. The Borralha Project is one of the largest undeveloped tungsten resources within the European Union and benefits from a favourable Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA), positioning the Project for advancement toward feasibility and development. Vila Verde represents additional exploration upside within the same strategic jurisdiction.
Tungsten has been designated a critical raw material by the United States and the European Union due to its strategic importance in defense, aerospace, manufacturing, automotive, electronics and energy applications. Currently, China, Russia and North Korea account for approximately 87% of global tungsten supply and reserves, highlighting the importance of secure western sources.
Further details regarding the Borralha Project are available in the Company’s NI 43-101 Technical Report dated December 30, 2025, filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.alliedcritical.com.
Source: Allied Critical Metals Inc.
