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Defense Metals Completes Hydrometallurgical Pilot Plant Testing and Initiates Pre-feasibility Study Design Work
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Defense Metals Completes Hydrometallurgical Pilot Plant Testing and Initiates Pre-feasibility Study Design Work\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prnrbrb0{\nBORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prntal{\nTEXT-ALIGN: LEFT\n}\n.prnsbtb0{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt\n}\n.prnml40{\nMARGIN-LEFT:3.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prnpr2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em\n}\n.prnpl2{\nPADDING-LEFT:0.17em\n}\n.prnsbbb0{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt\n}\n.prnsblb0{\nBORDER-LEFT:black 0pt\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 6, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Defense Metals Corp. (\"\n \n Defense Metals\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce the completion of Phase II hydrometallurgical pilot plant test work for its wholly-owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (\"\n \n REE\n \n \") Project and commencement of Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) work.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Goode\n \n , Defense Metals' metallurgical consultant, noted:\n \n \n \n \"With the completion of the recent beneficiation testwork and hydrometallurgical testwork and pilot plant operations, we are now ready to provide our engineering consultants, with the metallurgical test data necessary for them to commence the design work that forms a critical part of the Wicheeda project Pre-feasibility Study.\"\n \n \n \n Defense Metals intends to complete the PFS during H1-2024.\n \n \n As reported on\n \n April 25, 2023\n \n , Defense Metals completed a Phase I (5 day) hydrometallurgical pilot plant operation in\n \n April 2023\n \n and used data generated during that test work to design an expanded Phase II (10 day) pilot plant operation. Phase II operations were performed by SGS Canada Inc. at\n \n Lakefield, Ontario\n \n and were completed on\n \n May 3, 2023\n \n , after processing 370 kg of flotation concentrate produced in an earlier flotation pilot plant operation (see Defense Metals' news r...