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Defense Metals Receives Positive Results from Ucore Rare Metals Inc. on its Wicheeda Rare Earth Carbonate Sample
Defense Metals Receives Positive Results from Ucore Rare Metals Inc. on its Wicheeda Rare Earth C...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Defense Metals Receives Positive Results from Ucore Rare Metals Inc. on its Wicheeda Rare Earth Carbonate Sample\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.prnml40{\nMARGIN-LEFT:3.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prntaj{\nTEXT-ALIGN: JUSTIFY\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 April 29, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Defense Metals Corp.\n \n (\"\n \n Defense Metals\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \"; (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE:35D) is pleased to announce that Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (\"\n \n Ucore\n \n \")(TSXV: UCU) received and tested a Wicheeda mixed rare earth carbonate (\"\n \n MREC\n \n \") sample at its\n \n Kingston, Ontario\n \n , RapidSX™ Commercialization and Demonstration Facility (\"\n \n CDF\n \n \"). Ucore confirmed that this testing of the MREC material provides determination of its suitability as an MREC product for commercial-scale processing with Ucore's RapidSX™ technology at Ucore's currently under development Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (\"\n \n SMC\n \n \") project in\n \n Alexandria, Louisiana\n \n , and subsequent planned SMCs, including a Canadian facility (see Ucore's news release dated\n \n April 29, 2024\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SGS Canada Inc. in\n \n Lakefield, Ontario\n \n , shipped the sample to Ucore's CDF on behalf of Defense Metals. This sample was generated during Defense Metals' 2023 hydrometallurgical piloting test work performed on concentrate produced by earlier flotation pilot plant testing of a 26-tonne bulk sample from Defense Metal's wholly-owned Wicheeda Property in\n \n British Columbia\n \n .\n \n \n \n Mike Schrider, P.E., Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ucore\n \n , stated:\n \n \n \n \"Our testing of the MREC product was well-received confirmation that the Defense Metals' Wicheeda project is a source of material that can become a fundamental economic and technical component to Ucore's plan of developing multiple SMC's across\n \n North America\n \n – each with the ability to process a multitude of li...