Tsodilo Resources Ltd Advances in Multiple Strategic Collaborations - Botswana Institute for Technology Research & Innovation, University of Cape Town and Battelle Memorial Institute on Efforts to Advance Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Element Exploration

(TSXV:TSD, OTCQB:TSDRF, FSE:TZO) Tsodilo Resources Ltd. provided an update on its strategic collaborative research alliances supporting critical minerals and rare earth element exploration at its 100% owned Gcwihaba Metals Project in Northwest Botswana. The company is working with the Botswana Institute for Technology Research & Innovation (BITRI), University of Cape Town (UCT), and Battelle Memorial Institute. BITRI completed a preliminary geochemical and mineralogical characterization of four selected drill-core samples from the C27 skarn at Gcwihaba, specifically TREE-C27-2-103 (147.10 m), TREE-C27-2-107 (159.50 m), TREE-C27-2-110 (165.65 m) from drillhole 1822C27_2, and TREE-C27-6-119 (159.80 m) from drillhole 1822C27_6. Analyses were performed using XRD, XRF, ICP-MS, and SEM-EDX at BITRI's Gaborone laboratories. Of the four samples, TREE-C27-6-119 returned the highest ΣREE+Y result: 1,794 ppm (0.18% on an elemental basis), including 403 ppm critical REEs (Nd+Pr+Dy+Tb+Eu+Y). Results across the four samples ranged from 85 to 1,794 ppm ΣREE+Y, all showing strong light-REE-enriched patterns. SEM-EDX imaging of TREE-C27-6-119 showed iron-associated Ce-La-Nd-rich inclusions within micro-fractured, weathered pyroxene, and XRD identified skarn mineralogies from near-pure magnetite to diopside-rich calc-silicate. Base and precious metals were present at trace levels: TREE-C27-2-103 returned peak copper (948 ppm; 0.095%) and cobalt (184 ppm; 0.018%) values, with zinc of 251 ppm as ZnO (0.025% ZnO), and TREE-C27-2-107 recorded chromium of 368 ppm as Cr₂O₃ (0.037%). Silver was detected in all four samples, ranging from 4.8 to 11.5 ppm (0.0005-0.0012%). UCT completed a preliminary mineralogical study of C27 drill core using micro-XRF and QEMSCAN, analyzing eleven sections from drillholes 1822C27_6 and 1822C27_2. Both techniques indicated that cerium-rich allanite (Ce-allanite) is the principal REE host, making up 26-27% by weight of minerals in the main zone of 1822C27_6 (161.1 m and 161.8 m), but below 0.2% in weakly mineralized sections. Apatite made up no more than 2.8% of any section analyzed. In two sections from the same one-meter interval, Ce-allanite content varied sharply: 26.6% and 0.1%. The rare earth minerals are heterogeneous at the centimeter scale. These findings will guide core logging and sampling in the upcoming planned drill program, with follow-up electron-microprobe, LA-ICP-MS, and oxygen-isotope work planned. The C27 skarn mineralogy is comparable to Bastnäs-type REE skarns of Sweden, the Sin Quyen copper mine in Vietnam, and gold-copper skarn systems of Yunnan, China. Battelle completed a first-stage artificial-intelligence model trained on Tsodilo's Gcwihaba exploration database, integrating drillhole geochemistry with regional gravity, magnetic, and electromagnetic survey data. The model is intended to support identification of REE-anomalous drillholes and performed comparably to a standard benchmark in internal testing, with performance expected to improve as more data are incorporated. Tsodilo intends to use the model's output to rank exploration target areas and identify additional areas for follow-up exploration and future drilling. James M. Bruchs, Chairman and CEO, commented that the collaborations are advancing the Gcwihaba exploration value chain and building in-country capability in Botswana. The results are preliminary findings from geological studies of a small number of selected drill-core samples and sections, presented for geological scientific context only, and are not directly comparable with previously reported oxide-basis TREO drill intercepts. The Battelle model is a research and exploration-ranking tool, not a drilling recommendation or economic assessment.

Tsodilo Resources Expands Exploration Activities to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Namibia

(TSXV:TSD) (OTCQB:TSDRF) (FSE:TZO) Tsodilo Resources Ltd. has established subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Namibia. The new subsidiaries are Tsodilo DRC S.A.R.L.U in the DRC and TSD Namibia Mineral Resources (Pty) Limited in Namibia. The company's primary focus remains its Gcwihaba Resources (Pty) Ltd iron and critical minerals and rare earth elements projects in Botswana. Tsodilo DRC S.A.R.L.U will focus exploration efforts in the Haut-Lomami Province and Tshopo Province of the DRC. The DRC is noted for its high-quality copper and cobalt resources, with copper ore grades surpassing 2.5 percent, more than four times the global average and eleven times that of the largest operating copper mine in the United States. The DRC attracted $130.7 million in exploration investment in 2024, more than any other African nation, and ranked 20th globally, just behind Saudi Arabia at $140.2 million. The Haut-Lomami area is within the Kibaran belt, which is prospective for tin, tungsten, gold, tantalum, and lithium-bearing pegmatites, including the Manono lithium deposit in Tanganyika Province. The Tshopo area targets gold, copper, and lithium, with greenfield areas on the north-eastern margin of the Congo Basin and the gold-bearing Ngayu greenstone belt. In Namibia, TSD Namibia Mineral Resources (Pty) Limited is focusing on the Kunene Region in northwestern Namibia, within the Kaoko and Otavi belts of the Damara Orogen, which host sediment-hosted copper and polymetallic (Cu-Zn-Ag) mineralization and have potential for orogenic gold. Namibia is ranked in the top three African mining jurisdictions on the Investment Attractiveness Index – Africa Fraser Institute 2024, behind Morocco and Botswana. The company holds a 100% stake in its Gcwihaba project area in Botswana, consisting of five prospecting licenses for base, precious, platinum group, and rare earth metals, all located in the North-West District of Botswana. Principal mining companies operating in the DRC include Glencore, China Molybdenum Co., Ivanhoe Mines, Eurasian Resources Group, CNMC, Barrick Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Gécamines, MMG Limited, Chemaf, Kamoto Copper Company Sarl, Mutanda Mining Sarl, and Alphamin Resources. Other miners and explorers in Namibia include B2Gold, Sinomine, South 32, Vedanta Zinc, Shanjin International, Qatar Investment Authority, Koryx Copper, Paladin Energy, Kobold Metals, Midas Minerals, Deep Yellow, WIA Gold, Jindal, China Nation Uranium, Bannerman Energy, Orano Group, Namdeb, and Consolidated Copper. James M. Bruchs, Chairman and CEO of Tsodilo Resources Ltd., stated that while there is no certainty that negotiations with current license holders or licensing bureaus will be concluded, the company is cautiously optimistic about future outcomes.

Tsodilo Resources Ltd Announces Collaborative Research Initiative with the University of Cape Town to Advance Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Element Exploration

Tsodilo Resources Ltd. (TSXV: TSD) (OTCQB: TSDRF) announced a collaborative research initiative with the University of Cape Town, Department of Geological Sciences, to support its Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements exploration program in Botswana. The collaboration will focus on identifying and quantifying REE-bearing mineral phases, determining element compositions, and developing a genetic model for REE mineralization in the Gcwihaba skarn system. The program will use integrated analytical approaches and involve additional collaboration with Botswana Institute For Technology Research & Innovation and Botswana Geoscience Institute. The study aims to contribute to the first detailed mineralogical and isotopic characterization of REE-bearing skarn mineralization in Ngamiland. This initiative is expected to strengthen the company's understanding of the mineral system and support the potential expansion of known mineralization.