GreenLight Metals' Bend Copper-Gold Project Posted to U.S. Federal Permitting Dashboard as a FAST-41 Transparency Project

Medford, Wisconsin--(Newsfile Corp. - July 20, 2026) - GreenLight Metals Inc. (TSXV: GRL) (OTCQB: GRLMF) ( "GreenLight" or the "Company" ) is pleased to announce that its flagship Bend copper-gold project (the "Bend Project" or "Bend" ), located in Taylor County, Wisconsin, has been posted to the U.S. Federal Permitting Dashboard (the "Dashboard" ) as a FAST-41 Transparency Project by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (the "Permitting Council" ), the federal agency responsible for improving the transparency and predictability of the U.S. federal environmental review and authorization process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ( "FAST-41" ).

Bend was added to the Dashboard in response to Executive Order 14241, "Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production," signed on March 20, 2025, which directed federal agencies to use existing authorities to strengthen domestic mineral production and improve coordination of federal permitting for mineral production projects.

Since the Executive Order, the Permitting Council has posted numerous mining and mineral processing projects to the Dashboard. Bend is the first project located in Wisconsin to be posted to the Dashboard as a FAST-41 Transparency Project.

"The addition of Bend to the Federal Permitting Dashboard is an important milestone for GreenLight and provides a transparent, public framework for tracking the federal review process as Bend advances," commented Matt Filgate, President & CEO of GreenLight.

As a FAST-41 Transparency Project, the federal environmental review and authorization process for Bend will be publicly tracked on the Dashboard at www.permits.performance.gov. The Dashboard provides an online resource for project sponsors, federal agencies, local communities, Tribal Nations, and the public to monitor the scheduled and actual timing of federal review and authorization milestones.

The Bureau of Land Management is identified as the lead agency for the review, and the Dashboard states that a comprehensive permitting timetable will be posted on or before July 30, 2026.

Transparency Project status is intended to improve visibility, coordination and accountability in the federal permitting process. Bend's Dashboard listing provides access to many of the transparency benefits of FAST-41, including a dedicated Permitting Council project advisor, the development of a comprehensive permitting timetable, and active engagement and coordination across federal permitting agencies.

FAST-41 and Transparency Project status do not change any statutory or regulatory requirement, environmental law, review process or public involvement procedure that applies to Bend, and do not predetermine the outcome of any federal decision.

The Bend deposit is located within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, approximately 19 miles north-northwest of Medford, Wisconsin. GreenLight's exploration work to date at Bend has been conducted on the privately held Soo Line mineral parcel under applicable approvals from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service ( "USFS" ).

The Transparency Project listing relates to the federal environmental review of the Company's application for a federal prospecting permit covering the federal mineral estate surrounding the Soo Line parcel, where the surface estate is managed by the USFS and the mineral estate is administered by the Bureau of Land Management.