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Neotech Metals Announces Distinct Apatite-Dominant Rare Earth Mineralization at Hecla-Kilmer
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2025) - Neotech Metals Corp. (CSE: NTMC) (OTCQB: NTMFF) (FSE: V690) ("Neotech" or "the Company") is pleased to report the results of a comprehensive and independent mineralogical study completed by SGS Lakefield ("SGS") on the Company's 100% owned Hecla-Kilmer ("H/K") Rare Earth & Critical Minerals Project in northern Ontario. These results confirm that up to 98% of total rare earth elements occur in apatite, and it is this distinctive.
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