Mr. Tom Drivas reports

APPIA APPOINTS DR. IRVINE R. ANNESLEY AS VP EXPLORATION

Further to Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp.'s press release of Sept. 6, 2022, Dr. Irvine R. Annesley has been appointed vice-president, exploration, for Appia, effective Nov. 15, 2022. Dr. Annesley has served as a part-time technical adviser and consultant to the company since 2016.

Dr. Annesley (PhD, PGeo) is former professor (emeritus status pending) in economic (mining and mineral exploration) geology at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geologie (ENSG, Nancy, France) and also current adjunct professor in geological sciences at the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Canada).

He has over 40 years of geological mapping, global exploration, applied research and academic teaching experience in uranium, gold and base metals, including 6.5 years as full professor teaching at the ENSG -- Universite de Lorraine, 5.5 years as director of exploration with JNR Resources Inc. (JNR), in which he was a pivotal member of the Fraser Lakes Zone B uranium-thorium-REE (rare-earth element) deposit discovery team, and 19 years as a senior research geoscientist/manager carrying out applied mineral exploration R&D (research and development) with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC).

His research has focused mainly on the unconformity-type uranium deposits in the Athabasca basin (Saskatchewan) and worldwide, as well as global uranium-thorium-REE deposits (for example, Fraser Lakes and Alces Lake, Saskatchewan). This research work has helped develop innovative geophysical/geochemical exploration tools for making new economic discoveries. In 2015, Dr. Annesley was co-awarded the Barlow Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM); in recognition of best geological paper. Dr. Annesley received his PhD degree in geology (University of Ottawa, 1990) and is a registered professional geologist in Saskatchewan (APEGS).

About Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp.

Appia is a Canadian publicly listed company in the rare-earth element and uranium sectors. The company is currently focusing on delineating high-grade critical rare-earth elements and gallium on the Alces Lake property, as well as exploring for high-grade uranium in the prolific Athabasca basin on its Otherside, Loranger, North Wollaston and Eastside properties. The company holds the surface rights to exploration for 110,997 hectares (274,280 acres) in Saskatchewan. The company also has a 100-per-cent interest in 12,545 hectares (31,000 acres), with rare-earth element and uranium deposits over five mineralized zones in the Elliot Lake camp, Ontario.

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