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Defense Metals Announces Pilot-Scale Flotation Test Program for Wicheeda Rare Earth Project
Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D), a company focused on the development of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Project ("Wicheeda Project"), located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, is pleased to announce that it has appointed SGS Canada Inc. ("SGS") to undertake a comprehensive 30-tonne pilot-scale flotation testing program on two newly-prepared drill core composite samples from the Wicheeda deposit.
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