Trilogy Metals closes $35.6 million strategic equity investment from U.S. Department of War

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U.S. Government Becomes an Approximately 10% Shareholder of Trilogy Metals, Advancing Domestic Copper Supply from Alaska's Ambler Mining District

VANCOUVER, BC , Sept. 11, 2026 /CNW/ -- Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ) (" Trilogy Metals ", " Trilogy " or the " Company ") announced today that it has completed the previously announced strategic equity investment by the U.S. Department of War (the " DOW " or " U.S. Government ").

The investment, totaling approximately US$35.6 million across transactions with Trilogy Metals and South32 Limited (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32; ADR: SOUHY) ( "South32" ), is being deployed in full to advance exploration and development of the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (" UKMP ") in northwestern Alaska. The UKMP asset portfolio, which encompasses approximately 190,929 hectares and hosts both the high-grade Arctic polymetallic deposit (the " Arctic Project " or " Arctic ") and the Bornite carbonate replacement (copper-cobalt) deposit (the " Bornite Project " or " Bornite "), is being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC (" Ambler Metals "). Ambler Metals is a 50/50 joint venture operating company equally owned by Trilogy and South32.

For more information on the transaction, see Trilogy's news release dated August 28, 2026.

Use of Proceeds and Next Steps

Trilogy Metals and South32 have each committed the full proceeds of the DOW investment to Ambler Metals to advance exploration and development of the UKMP.

The DOW has committed to work in good faith to help facilitate financing required for construction of the proposed 211-mile, industrial-use-only Ambler Road in coordination with the State of Alaska and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority ( "AIDEA" ), which holds the project.

Closing follows two significant federal permitting milestones for the Arctic Project – the April 2026 filing of a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the May 15, 2026 acceptance of the Arctic Project as a "Covered Project" under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ( "FAST-41" ), which established a transparent, enforceable permitting timetable published on the Federal Permitting Dashboard at permits.performance.gov.

U.S. Securities Act Disclaimer

The offer and sale of the securities described above were made in a transaction not involving a public offering and the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be reoffered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.