Receipt of Category A Status Means TANTALEX Can Export Lithium, Tantalum and Other High-Tech Minerals

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 29, 2016) - TANTALEX Resources Corporation (CSE:TTX)(CSE:TTX.CN)(FRANKFURT:1T0) ("TANTALEX" or the "Corporation"), is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, United Materials Congo SARL ("UNITED MATERIALS" or "UMC"), located in the province of Katanga, has been granted the operating status of Category A Processing Entity by the Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Mines. This allows UMC full rights to process, transform and export Lithium, Tantalum and other minerals originating from their properties in Tanganyika, to buyers be them domestic or international.

Dave Gagnon, Chief Executive Officer of TANTALEX, explains: "This is a very important and necessary step toward TANTALEX becoming a producer, processer and exporter of high-tech minerals. With this granting of status, we can now reach international markets where these minerals are in shortage and very much in demand."

About TANTALEX Resources Corporation

TANTALEX is a mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and distribution of Lithium, Tantalum and other high-tech mineral properties in Africa. The Corporation is listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange (symbol: TTX) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (symbol: 1T0).

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