Vancouver, BC, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apogee Minerals Ltd. ('Apogee” or the 'Company” or the 'Optionee”) (TSXV: APMI) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement dated July 13th, 2026 (the 'Agreement”) with Trident Resources Corp. ('Trident” or the 'Optionor”) (TSXV: ROCK), an arm’s length party, pursuant to which Trident has granted Apogee the sole and exclusive right and option to acquire a 100% right, title and interest in and to the Knife Lake Project, located in northeastern Saskatchewan (the 'Property” or the 'Knife Lake Project”), subject to the Underlying NSR Royalties described below (the 'Option”).