Meta Critical Minerals Initiates Maiden Drill Program At Table Mountain High-Purity Silica Project, British Columbia

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2026 / Meta Critical Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Meta") (CSE:MTTA)(OTCQB:MTTAF)(FSE:VJ3) is pleased to announce that it has initiated its maiden diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Table Mountain Silica Project ("Table Mountain" or the "Project"), located (Figure 1) approximately 4 kilometres east of Golden, British Columbia, Canada. Drilling is now underway following receipt of the Company's drill permit under the British Columbia Mines Act, with approximately 1,250 metres planned in 24 holes. Table Mountain hosts a maiden NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") of 56,945,602 tonnes Inferred at an average grade of 98.91% SiO2 (see news release dated June 30, 2025).