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27 January 2025

Strategic Minerals plc

("Strategic Minerals" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDY), a producing minerals company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Philip Haydn-Slater as an independent Non-Executive Director to the Company with immediate effect.

Philip Haydn-Slater has significant public and private company exposure, covering corporate finance, investments, and Board positions of publicly listed companies.

He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Riverfort Global Opportunities PLC. He was previously Non-Executive Director of RA International PLC, aswell as ASX Listed ADX Energy Ltd and Sacgasco Ltd.

Philip Haydn-Slater commented:

"I am delighted to be joining the Board of Strategic Minerals PLC and I am excited about the future for the Company. There is a great opportunity to unlock the underlying value of the Company's assets and I look forward to working with my fellow directors to achieve that result."

Mark Burnett, Executive Director of Strategic Minerals Plc commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Philip Haydn-Slater to the Board of Strategic Minerals PLC. With a wealth capital markets experience in the natural resources sector he is a strong addition to the Board at a time in which the Company is rationalising the portfolio and scaling the story. I look forward to working closely with him."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Philip Haydn-Slater, aged 64:

Notes to Editors

Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDY) is an AIM-quoted, producing minerals company, actively developing strategic projects in the UK, United States and Australia.

In September 2011, Strategic Minerals acquired the distribution rights to the Cobre magnetite project in New Mexico, USA, through its wholly owned subsidiary Southern Minerals Group ("SMG"). Cobre has been in production since 2012 and continues to provide a sustainable revenue stream for the Company.

In 2019, the Company completed the 100% acquisition of Cornwall Resources Limited ("CRL") and the Redmoor Tungsten-Tin-Copper Project, with a 2019 of JORC-compliant, Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") of 11.7Mt at 1.17% Tin equivalent, made up of Tungsten, Tin and Copper.

In March 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of the Leigh Creek Copper Mine ("LCCM") situated in the copper rich belt of South Australia. The Company continues seek opportunities to monetise the asset.