the use of and reference to our company name, including our status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)), in connection with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC, and any amendments or supplements thereto (the “Form S-3”), the technical report titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary on the Thacker Pass Project Humboldt County, Nevada, USA” dated December 31, 2024 (the “1300 Report”), and the technical report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Thacker Pass Project, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA” dated December 31, 2024 (the “43-101 Report” and, together with the 1300 Report, the “Technical Reports”); and

the use of any extracts from, or summary of, the Technical Reports included or incorporated by reference in the Form S-3 and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Reports, or portions thereof, that was prepared by us, that we supervised the preparation of, and/or that was reviewed and approved by us, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Form S-3.