Milestone Expands Global IP Footprint As Third-Party Validation Underway

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Vancouver, British Columbia –TheNewswire – Oct 7 th , 2025– VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. (TSX-V: VRB) (FSE: NWNA) (OTC: VRBFF)("VanadiumCorp" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has received an allowance for itsCanadian Patent Application (No. 3,032,329) for the VanadiumCorpElectrochem Process Technology (“VEPT™”).

This milestone significantly expands the Company'sprotected intellectual property sphere for its novelhydrometallurgical process and upgrades its status in Canada from"pending" to "allowed."

The VEPT™ technology, invented by electrochemist Dr.François Cardarelli and now 100% owned by VanadiumCorp, is designedfor recovering vanadium, iron, and titanium values from vanadiferoustitanomagnetite and other feedstocks.

With this Canadian allowance, VEPT™ is now patentedor allowed in the U.S.A., South Africa, Australia, India, and Canada.Patent applications remain pending only in Europe. All granted patentsand pending applications are current and in good standing. The Companyalso announces that an Australian company is actively engaged intesting this innovative technology, exploring its potentialapplications. All laboratory and prototype testing are being performedexclusively by the Company’s partner, Electrochem Technologies &Materials Inc. at its facilities in Boucherville, Quebec.

“The allowance of our Canadian patent is a pivotalachievement that validates our proprietary approach to sustainablevanadium extraction,” said Kristien Davenport, President & CEOof VanadiumCorp.

“This, combined with the active internationaltesting of VEPT™, underscores the global relevance and potential ofour technology. Our robust and growing IP portfolio is a core asset,designed to protect our expertise in processing a wide range ofvanadium feedstocks with significantly reduced environmentalimpact.”

The VEPT™ process consists of digesting vanadiferoustitanomagnetite and other feedstocks into concentrated sulfuric acid,minimizing energy consumption compared to conventionalpyrometallurgical processes. After reducing the pregnant solutionelectrochemically, the process efficiently recovers valuableby-products, including ferrous sulfate heptahydrate also known as“copperas”, titanium hydrolysate, and vanadium products (vanadiumpentoxide, vanadyl sulfate).

About VanadiumCorp ResourceInc.

VanadiumCorp is a Canadian critical metals explorationcompany with 100% ownership of two strategic properties in Québec:its flagship Lac Doré property and the Iron-T property. The Lac Dorédeposit, located near Chibougamau, is recognized as one of NorthAmerica’s premier undeveloped vanadium mineral resources. The Iron-Tdeposit, located in the Matagami Mining Camp, shares remarkablysimilar geology with the Lac Doré Vanadium Project, which isdistinguished by exceptionally low impurity levels and outstandingmetallurgical recoveries. Together, these assets reflectVanadiumCorp’s commitment to securing a sustainable and reliablesupply of critical minerals for North America.

In parallel with its exploration activities,VanadiumCorp is advancing its proprietary VanadiumCorp ElectrochemProcessing Technology (VEPT), designed to extract vanadium, titanium,and potentially high-grade iron from vanadiferous titanomagnetitedeposits. Successful implementation of VEPT is expected to enable a stable, long-term supply of criticalmetals and provide high-quality vanadium feedstock for electrolyteproduction.

To support this initiative, VanadiumCorp hasconstructed its initial electrolyte pilot plant in Val-des-Sources,Québec. This facility will serve two key functions: evaluating thequality of extracted materials from its mineral assets and initiatingcommercial-scale production of electrolytes for long-duration VanadiumRedox Flow Batteries (VRFBs).

About Electrochem Technologies & MaterialsInc.

Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc.( www.electrochem-technologies.com )is a private Canadian Corporation that invents, scales-up andcommercializes chemical, metallurgical and electrochemicaltechnologies that are innovative, and sustainable. The companycurrently owns several patented processes and trademarks (FerWIN®,Vanalyte®, TantaloxTM) some used commercially for the production oftantalum, tungsten, cesium, vanadium chemicals, and for themanufacture of industrial electrodes at its facilities inBoucherville, Quebec. The company is also a registered Canadianpublisher of key professional books and monographs relevant to themineral, chemical and metallurgical industries.

On behalf of the Board ofVanadiumCorp Resource Inc.

“Kristien Davenport“

President, CEO and Director
info@vanadiumcorp.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This document may contain forward-looking statements(including "forward-looking information" within the meaningof applicable Canadian securities laws and "forward-lookingstatements" within the meaning of the US Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding, among other things,VanadiumCorp's business. and the environment in which itoperates. In general, forward-looking statements can be identified bythe use of words such as "anticipates", "expects"or "does not expect", "is expected","budget", "forecast", "estimates","forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or"does not anticipate", or "believes", orvariations of such words and phrases or statements that certainactions, events or results "may", "could","would", "could" or "will be taken","occur" or "will be achieved". VanadiumCorp relieson a number of assumptions and estimates to make these forward-lookingstatements, including, without limitation, the ability to acquire thenecessary permits and authorizations to advance the Lac Doré propertyto the production stage, the ability to add to existing resources atLac Doré through drilling, the costs associated with the developmentand operation of its properties. These assumptions and estimates aremade in light of forecasts and conditions that are considered relevantand reasonable based on available information and currentcircumstances. A number of risk factors may cause actual results,level of activity, performance or results of such exploration and/ormine development to differ materially from those expressed or impliedby such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,whether such discoveries will result in commercially viable quantitiesof such mineralized materials, the ability to modify projectparameters as plans continue to be refined, the ability to executeplanned future exploration and drilling programs, the need foradditional financing to continue exploration and development efforts,changes in general economic, market and business conditions, and otherrisks outlined in VanadiumCorp's latest Annual Information Formunder the heading "Risk Factors" and in its other publicdocuments. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of futureperformance and such information is inherently subject to known andunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult topredict and that may be beyond VanadiumCorp's control. AlthoughVanadiumCorp has attempted to identify important risks and factorsthat could cause actual actions, events or results to differmaterially from those described in the forward-looking statements,there may be other factors and risks that cause actions, events orresults not to be as anticipated, estimated orintended. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on theseforward-looking statements. In addition, all forward-lookingstatements in this press release are made as of the date of this pressrelease. VanadiumCorp disclaims any intention or obligation to updateor revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise, except as required byapplicable securities laws.

The forward-looking statements contained herein areexpressly qualified by this disclaimer.

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