Graphite One Provides FAST-41 Permitting Update For Graphite Creek Project

Company Remains on Track with Targeted Federal Permitting Decision by September 2026 Highlights Strategic Importance of FAST-41 Program as First Alaska Mining Project Added to Federal Dashboard Looks Forward to Adding Planned Ohio Manufacturing Facility VANCOUVER, BC, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Graphite One Inc. (TSXV: GPH) (OTCQX: GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company"), a developer of a complete U.S.-based advanced graphite supply chain, today provided an update on the permitting progress of its flagship Graphite Creek Project under the FAST-41 federal permitting program. The Graphite Creek Project — planned as an open-pit graphite mine and associated mineral processing plant located approximately 60 km (37 miles) north of Nome, Alaska — was accepted as a FAST-41 "covered project" on June 2, 2025, becoming the first Alaska mining project to be listed on the FAST-41 Federal Permitting Dashboard.