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Defense Metals Updates Metallurgical Test Work and Preliminary Feasibility Study Progress for its Wicheeda Rare Earth Elements Project

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

The field-based geotechnical, geochemical and environmental test work required for the PFS has been completed and lab-based studies are in progress.

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  • The field-based geotechnical, geochemical and environmental test work required for the PFS has been completed and lab-based studies are in progress.
  • Eleven mixed rare earth precipitate samples from the hydrometallurgical test work have been sent to potential partners, processors or end-users.
  • Over the past 5 years, Defense Metals drilled 58 core holes totalling 12,073 metres (m; ~39,610 feet) to define the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) deposit and provide samples for metallurgical test work.
  • From 2018 to date, about CAD$5 million has been spent on metallurgical test work and the development of the metallurgical flowsheets for the Wicheeda REE Project.

American Rare Earths Resource Estimate Increased by 64%

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

DENVER, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR | ADRs - OTCQX: AMRRY | Common Shares - OTCQB: ARRNF) (ARR or the (Company) is pleased to announce the completion of the detailed “Technical Report of Exploration and Updated Resource Estimates of the Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project” compiled by ARR, which includes updated Resource estimates under the 2012 JORC code. Results of the Sept/Oct 2023 exploration program and additional surface sampling and geological mapping at Halleck Creek provided data to increase in-situ resource estimates to 2.34 billion tonnes at a grade of 3,196 ppm TREO. This is an increase of 64% in in-situ tonnes compared to the Sept/Oct 2023 maiden resource estimate for Halleck Creek. The full technical report is available on the Halleck Creek tab on our website or upon request.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR | ADRs - OTCQX: AMRRY | Common Shares - OTCQB: ARRNF) (ARR or the (Company) is pleased to announce the completion of the detailed “Technical Report of Exploration and Updated Resource Estimates of the Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project” compiled by ARR, which includes updated Resource estimates under the 2012 JORC code.
  • This is an increase of 64% in in-situ tonnes compared to the Sept/Oct 2023 maiden resource estimate for Halleck Creek.
  • Measured and Indicated resource estimates increased by 795 million tonnes (128%), inferred resource estimates increased by 117 million tonnes (15%).
  • Wyoming Rare (USA) Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of American Rare Earths, Inc. controls 367 unpatented lode mining claims totalling 6,320 acres (2,558 ha) across the Halleck Creek Project area.

Defense Metals Files NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report for the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project

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Monday, October 30, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce that it has filed the detailed Technical Report (the "Technical Report") of its updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("2023 MRE") for its 100% owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) deposit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce that it has filed the detailed Technical Report (the "Technical Report") of its updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("2023 MRE") for its 100% owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) 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.
  • Readers are encouraged to read the Technical Report in its entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions, and exclusions.
  • ), Principal and Consultant of APEX Geoscience Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta, who is a director of Defense Metals and a "Qualified Person" as defined in NI 43-101.

VR intersects 2.7% TREO with 28.5% PMREO at South Rim, the second area of high grade REE critical metals discovered at Hecla-Kilmer to-date

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Monday, January 23, 2023

This is the second large area of > 1% TREO mineralization discovered at Hecla-Kilmer.

Key Points: 
  • This is the second large area of > 1% TREO mineralization discovered at Hecla-Kilmer.
  • The consistent 16 – 28% proportion of PMREO in the TREO mineralization at South Rim is consistent with mineralization at Pike Zone located 2.5 km to the north.
  • For comparison, published resources for most Canadian LREE deposits in carbonatite generally contain between 12-15% of the high value PMREO (e.g.
  • (1) TREO is the summation of Ce2O3 + La2O3 + Pr2O3 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb2O3 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + Y2O3.

VR extends continuous REE mineralization at Hecla-Kilmer to over 500 metre vertical depth in Hole 13, starting at surface and ending in 2.84 % TREO with gold

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

The extended Hole to 504 metre depth ends with 2 m @ 2.84 % TREO and 1.1 g/t gold.

Key Points: 
  • The extended Hole to 504 metre depth ends with 2 m @ 2.84 % TREO and 1.1 g/t gold.
  • Gold increases with TREO grades, and is associated with REE mineralization in monazite.
  • The first drill hole completed in the fall program was an extension of Hole 13 completed in June from 330 to 504 metres.
  • A series of four drill core photographs of the high grade TREO mineralization from bedrock surface to 504 m depth in hole HK22-013 follow Figure 2.

VR receives new over-limit geochemical data from Hole HK22-013 and increases PMREO content to 21.1% of TREO at Hecla-Kilmer in Northern Ontario

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Hole HK22-13 ended in high grade mineralization: 15 m @ 2.22% TREO with 21.3% PMREO.

Key Points: 
  • Hole HK22-13 ended in high grade mineralization: 15 m @ 2.22% TREO with 21.3% PMREO.
  • As such, the hole was extended in the recent drill program, and Hole HK22-013ext was completed to 504 m (see Figure 1).
  • Core photo and QEMSCAN image showing the REE mineralogy of the mineralization immediately below and adjacent to the drill collar for Hole 13.
  • Figure 1 shows the strong correlation among all the individual permanent magnet rare earth elements within the TREO mineralization at Hecla-Kilmer.

VR completes the fall drill program at its Hecla-Kilmer critical metals discovery in Northern Ontario

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VR Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: VRR, FSE: 5VR; OTCQB: VRRCF), the "Company", or VR, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the fall drill program at its Hecla Kilmer (H-K) project and critical metals discovery located in northern Ontario.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VR Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: VRR, FSE: 5VR; OTCQB: VRRCF), the "Company", or VR, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the fall drill program at its Hecla Kilmer (H-K) project and critical metals discovery located in northern Ontario.
  • VR has now completed 22 drill holes for a total of 8,767 m at Hecla Kilmer, in four programs starting in the fall of 2020.
  • The discovery process at Hecla-Kilmer began with REE mineralization discovered at surface in Hole 4 of the first program in the fall of 2020.
  • VR is an established junior exploration company focused on greenfields opportunities in critical metals, copper and gold (TSX.V: VRR; Frankfurt: 5VR; OTCQB: VRRCF).

Defense Metals Continues to Drill High-Grades at Wicheeda with 106 metres of 2.53% Total Rare Earth Oxide; Including 59 metres of 3.42%; Participate in the 18th International Rare Earths Conference

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Luisa Moreno, President and Director of the Company will be presenting on the "Wicheeda Deposit: The Next North American REE production".

Key Points: 
  • Luisa Moreno, President and Director of the Company will be presenting on the "Wicheeda Deposit: The Next North American REE production".
  • A unique advantage of the Wicheeda REE Project is the production of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate.
  • ALS is an ISO-IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015 accredited geoanalytical laboratory and is independent of the Defense Metals and the QP.
  • Defense Metals owns 100% of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Deposit located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Defense Metals Drills High-Grades at Wicheeda including 124 metres of 3.58% Total Rare Earth Oxide

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

A unique advantage of the Wicheeda REE Project is the production of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate.

Key Points: 
  • A unique advantage of the Wicheeda REE Project is the production of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate.
  • ALS is an ISO-IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015 accredited geoanalytical laboratory and is independent of the Defense Metals and the QP.
  • Defense Metals follows industry standard procedures for the work carried out on the Wicheeda Project, with a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program.
  • Defense Metals owns 100% of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Deposit located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Defense Metals Corp. Initial Drilling Results Yield 1.78% Over 192 Metres Total Rare Earth Oxide at Wicheeda; Including 3.13% Over 73 Metres

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

A unique advantage of the Wicheeda REE Project is the production of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate.

Key Points: 
  • A unique advantage of the Wicheeda REE Project is the production of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate.
  • ALS is an ISO-IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015 accredited geoanalytical laboratory and is independent of the Defense Metals and the QP.
  • Defense Metals follows industry standard procedures for the work carried out on the Wicheeda Project, with a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program.
  • Defense Metals owns 100% of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Property located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.