VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 7, 2022 / EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. ("EnviroMetal" or the "Company") (CSE:ETI)(OTCQX:EVLLF)(FSE:7N2), is pleased to report that the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") has granted EnviroMetal's application for an interlocutory injunction ("Interlocutory Injunction") against the defendant Mineworx Technologies and its related defendants, including Mineworx's senior officers.

While legal experts have noted that it is "notoriously difficult to obtain an interlocutory injunction in intellectual property cases" (see, for example, commentary by Christopher Heer, Stefanie Di Giandomenico, Annette Latoszewska, Daryna Kutsyna^[i]), EnviroMetal succeeded in winning this exceptional remedy.

To succeed in obtaining an interlocutory injunction, among other things, the applicant must demonstrate a strong prima facie case that it will succeed at trial. EnviroMetal achieved that threshold in its application, with the Court finding that it had a "strong prima facie case for breach of confidence" against the defendants. Further, EnviroMetal persuaded the Court on the other criteria necessary to obtain the interlocutory injunction.

Duane Nelson, EnviroMetal CEO, states; "I am very pleased that we were granted such extraordinary relief by the Court. It should send a strong message to Mineworx as to the merits of our lawsuit. Interlocutory injunctions are rarely attainable. We succeeded because we have formidable evidence necessary to support our claims. I want to thank our legal team at McMillan for securing this victory."

EnviroMetal commenced its civil action in June 2021, and is seeking, among other relief from the Court, general, aggravated, and punitive damages against the defendants and a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from using any confidential information or intellectual property belonging to EnviroMetal. The dispute between parties is focused on the use of EnviroMetal's proprietary process for the extraction of Platinum Group Metals from Catalytic Converters and does not concern EnviroMetal's other proprietary technologies used for the extraction of precious metals from mineral ores and concentrates or E-Waste.

About EnviroMetal Technologies Inc.

EnviroMetal Technologies is engaged in the development and commercialization of environmentally friendly formulas and technologies for the treatment of materials in the primary and secondary metals industries. Using its proprietary non-cyanide, water-based, neutral pH treatment process EnviroMetal extracts precious and non-precious metals from ores, concentrates, and electronic waste ("E-Waste"). Backed by the momentum of a first-class staff of scientists and engineers, a myriad of individual tests and assays, independent validations, and tens of thousands of hours in research and development, EnviroMetal's technology is emerging as a potential new eco-friendly standard for the hydrometallurgical extraction of precious metals in both the mining and E-Waste industries.

For more information please visit: https://EnviroMetal.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This News Release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and the United States securities legislation. Statements contained herein that are not based on historical or current fact, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "anticipates," "believes," "may," "continues," "estimates," "expects," and "will" and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking information may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to the term of the Interim Injunction and the receipt of the written decision in respect thereof. Wherever possible, words such as "plans", "expects", "projects", "assumes", "budget", "strategy", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "targets" and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative forms of any of these terms and similar expressions, have been used to identify forward-looking statements and information. Statements concerning future revenue or earnings estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking information. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is based on the expectations and opinions of EnviroLeach's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise. We do not assume any obligation to update forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth above, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

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Contact Information:

Jason Leikam
VP Corporate Development
EnviroMetal Technologies Inc.
info@Envirometal.com
(604) 428-2400 x 104

^[i] See "How to Use Court Injunctions in Intellectual Property Disputes" updated as of November 23, 2021. https://www.heerlaw.com/court-injunctions-intellectual-property

SOURCE: EnviroMetal Technologies Inc

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