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Defense Metals Corp. and SRC Investigate XRT Ammenability of Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Mineralization
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Defense Metals Corp. and SRC Investigate XRT Ammenability of Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Mineralization\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.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: LEFT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-TOP:0pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:0pt solid; BORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-BOTTOM:0pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:0pt solid\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 13, 2021\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 that it has commissioned the Saskatchewan Research Council (\"\n \n SRC\n \n \") to complete an X-Ray Transmission (\"\n \n XRT\n \n \") sorting amenability study with respect to mineralized feed sourced from its 1,708 hectare (4,220 acre) Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) Property (\"\n \n Wicheeda\n \n \") located close to existing infrastructure near\n \n Prince George, British Columbia\n \n (BC).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Defense Metals and SRC have been\n \n \n awarded\n \n \n \n National Research Council\n \n of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) funding,\n \n a Government of\n \n Canada\n \n funded program mandated to provide financial support for technology innovation. Funding awarded under the NRC IRAP will cover approximately 70% of the estimated cost of the XRT amenability study test-work.\n \n \n 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\n \n 1\n \n .\n \n Flotation pilot-plant processing of a 26-tonne bulk sample of Wicheeda REE material yielded a mineral concentrate averaging 7.4% NdPr oxide (neodymium-praseodymium) critical magnet metals\n \n \n 2\n \n \n .\n \n \n \n The objective of the SRC amenability study is to investigate XR...