Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce it has completed the previously announced Phase 2 open pit diamond core and sonic infrastructure geotechnical drilling program. The work, with the support of APEX Geoscience Ltd., was completed by SRK Consulting Inc. one of the principal consultants for the ongoing preliminary feasibility study regarding the Company's Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project located near Prince [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce that it has filed the detailed Technical Report of its updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its 100% owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element deposit located in British Columbia, Canada. The Technical Report is dated October 27, 2023, effective August 28, 2023, is entitled "Technical Report on the Wicheeda Property, British Columbia, Canada", and was prepared by APEX Geoscience Ltd [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce that SGS Canada Inc. in Lakefield, Ontario has shipped samples of mixed rare earth oxide and mixed rare earth carbonate to interested parties on behalf of the Company. These samples were generated during 2023 hydrometallurgical piloting test work performed on concentrate produced by earlier flotation pilot plant testing of a 26-tonne bulk sample taken from the Company's [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is extremely pleased to report the most recent results of the extensive comminution and beneficiation test work that has been conducted by SGS Canada Inc. in Lakefield, Ontario on variability samples from the Wicheeda Rare Earth deposit. Craig Taylor, CEO of Defense Metals, stated: "Our recent results shows that the Wicheeda feedstock can be crushed, ground and floated to produce a rare earth [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce it has commenced Phase 2 of its planned infrastructure and open pit geotechnical drilling. Sonic overburden characterization and diamond core drilling is expected to be complete within 4 to 6 weeks, with results to follow. The work, with the support of the Defense Metals' technical team and APEX Geoscience Ltd., is being completed by SRK Consulting Inc. one of the principal [...]
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Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the development of its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element deposit located in British Columbia, Canada. Highlights of the 2023 Wicheeda REE Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate The 2023 MRE comprises a: 6.4 million tonne Measured Mineral Resource, averaging 2.86% Total Rare Earth Oxide ; a 27.8 million tonne Indicated Mineral Resource, averaging [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce that a recently completed ground radiometric geophysical survey over the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element deposit, located near Prince George, Canada, has identified new anomalies that may represent previously unknown REE mineralized carbonatite located largely within the current mineral resource pit shells, as set forth in the 2021 preliminary economic assessment . Highlights: Based [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to provide a progress update with respect to its 2023 site infrastructure geotechnical investigations. The work, with support of the Defense Metals' technical team and APEX Geoscience Ltd., is being completed by SRK Consulting Inc. one of the principal consultants for the preliminary feasibility study regarding the Company's Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project located near Prince George [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to confirm that it has engaged Hatch Ltd. and SRK Consulting Inc. as principal consultants for the completion of a preliminary feasibility study regarding its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project located near Prince George, Canada. SRK is one of four key consultants chosen by Defense Metals to facilitate the PFS and will take the lead role as overall coordinator of the National Instrument [...]
Defense Metals Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of Phase II hydrometallurgical pilot plant test work for its wholly-owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project and commencement of Pre-Feasibility Study work. John Goode, Defense Metals' metallurgical consultant, noted: "With the completion of the recent beneficiation testwork and hydrometallurgical testwork and pilot plant operations, we are now ready to provide [...]
Defense Metals Corp. ; is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of April 27, 2023, it has closed its non-brokered private placement financing of 22,367,977 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.26 per Common Share, and the Concurrent Placement of 25,708,946 Common Shares at the same issue price, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$12.5 million . The Concurrent Placement includes a lead order from RCF [...]