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Defense Metals Receives Support from the McLeod Lake Indian Band while Meeting in Ottawa with Canadian Government Officials to Advance the Wicheeda Rare Earth Project
Defense Metals Receives Support from the McLeod Lake Indian Band while Meeting in Ottawa with Can...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nDefense Metals Receives Support from the McLeod Lake Indian Band while Meeting in Ottawa with Canadian Government Officials to Advance the Wicheeda Rare Earth Project\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\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 24, 2025 /CNW/ - 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 recognize the continued support of the Government of Canada and the McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) in the development of its Wicheeda Rare Earth Project. This support underscores the growing importance of responsibly developed critical minerals to Canada's economic future, clean-technology transition, and Indigenous-led partnerships.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Tory, CEO of Defense Metals and Chief Harley Chingee of the McLeod Lake Indian Band met with Canadian Government officials in Ottawa during the week of November 20, 2025. With strong continued support and endorsement from Chief Chingee on behalf of the MLIB, and the merits and urgencies around the development of the Wicheeda Project, the Canadian Government confirmed their support for Defense Metals to continue executing its permitting and development strategy.\nThe Wicheeda Project is positioned to contribute meaningfully to the domestic supply of rare earth elements, materials essential for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, advanced manufacturing, and national security technologies. Federal initiatives focused on critical minerals and sustainable resource development have played an important role in helping move the project forward.\n\"We greatly appreciate the Government of Canada's ongoing commitment to strengthening Canada's critical minerals ecosystem, which helps create the conditions necessary for responsible development and long-term economic opportunities,\" said Mark Tory, CEO of Defense Metals Corp. \"Our partnership with the McLeod Lake Indian Band is central to the...