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Defense Metals Corp. Founding Member of Canadian Critical Minerals and Materials Alliance
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Defense Metals Corp. Founding Member of Canadian Critical Minerals and Materials Alliance\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 19, 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 its support as a\n \n Founding Member\n \n of the recently launched\n \n Canadian Critical Minerals and Materials Alliance (C2M2A)\n \n . Defense Metals and nine other C2M2A founders reflect a broad knowledge base across the suite of critical material supply chains; including current & prospective producers and processors, commercial & national laboratories, academia and innovation hubs, and engineering & business experts.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Defense Metals support of the C2M2A initiative, representing a clear industry voice to guide Government of\n \n Canada\n \n policy towards establishing Canadian-based critical material supply chains, will greatly benefit the advancement of its 1,708 hectare (4,220 acre) Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) Property (\"\n \n Wicheeda\n \n \") located near\n \n Prince George, British Columbia\n \n (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\n \n 1\n \n .\n \n \n \n Launc\n \n \n hed on\n \n January 14, 2021\n \n \n the Canadian Critical Minerals and Materials Alliance is an industry association aimed at advancing resilient critical materials supply chains for\n \n Canada's\n \n cleantech economy. The launch of C2M2A builds on the earlier establishment of the Canadian Rare Earth Elements Network (CREEN) in 2013 and its success in building awareness on the growing importance of rare earth elements.\n \n \n \n Recent geopolitical developments\n \...