Defense Metals Announces Plans for 2021 Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Deposit Resource Expansion and Definition Diamond Drill Program
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Company ) (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce plans to complete a diamond drill campaign during 2021 at its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) deposit. The Company plans to complete a minimum of 2,000 metres and up to 5,000 metres of diamond drilling designed to expand the deposit and further delineate existing resources.
Figure 1. Wicheeda REE Deposit Drill Plan And 2019 Assay Results (CNW Group/Defense Metals Corp.)
The road accessible Wicheeda REE Property is located close to infrastructure approximately 80 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia (BC). The Wicheeda project has
/PRNewswire/ The U.S military, with almost 3 million personnel, 4,800 defense sites on seven continents and an annual budget of more than USD 700 Billion,.
National Interest in Minerals and Rare Earth Elements Grows
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) uses about 750,000 tons of minerals each year. In fact, minerals are among the most important components that make up various technologies, and according to data published by the National Mining Association, copper is the second most used mineral by the DoD. Copper can be found in naval vessels, Coast Guard ships and Air Force aircrafts. Meanwhile, silver can be found in the Army s Apache helicopters, and molybdenum is used in armor plating for vehicles, missiles and aircrafts. The mineral beryllium, the only material designated as both strategic and critical to the nation by the DoD, is used to reduce weight and improve guidance performance in fighter jets, surveillance satellites and NASA technologies such as the mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope. Defense Metals Corp
#post contentDefense Metals Corp. (OTCQB: DFMTF) (TSX-V: DEFN) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to provide an update regarding its ongoing pre-pilot hydrometallurgical test work utilizing high-grade rare earth element (REE) mineral concentrate produced during the Company's highly successful 26-tonne flotation pilot-plant that yielded a mineral concentrate averaging 7.4% NdPr oxide (neodymium-praseodymium)1.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Defense Metals Corp. (
Defense Metals ) (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce that it has received the formal Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (
REE ) Project continuous hydrometallurgical pilot plant proposal from SGS Canada Inc. (
SGS ).
Defense Metals is currently advancing the road accessible Wicheeda Critical Rare Earth Element (REE) Property, which is located close to infrastructure approximately 80 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia (BC). The Wicheeda project has
indicated mineral resources of 4,890,000 tonnes averaging 3.02% LREO (Light Rare Earth Elements) and inferred mineral resources of 12,100,000 tonnes averaging 2.90% LREO
1.
The Company s highly successful 26-tonne flotation pilot plant campaign, also completed at the SGS Lakefield, ON metallurgical test facility, yielded approximately 1,200 kilograms of high grade REE mineral concentrate. Initiation