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Silicon Metals Corp. Announces Receipt of 5-Year Exploration Permits for the Ptarmigan Silica Project in British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 1, 2025) - SILICON METALS CORP. (CSE:SI) (FSE: X6U) ("Silicon Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a five-year Mines Act Permit and Free Use Permit from the B.C. Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, authorizing the Company to conduct its proposed exploration activities at its 100%-owned Ptarmigan Silica Project, located approximately 130 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia.The permits,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 1, 2025) - SILICON METALS CORP. (CSE:SI) (FSE: X6U) ("Silicon Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a five-year Mines Act Permit and Free Use Permit from the B.C. Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, authorizing the Company to conduct its proposed exploration activities at its 100%-owned Ptarmigan Silica Project, located approximately 130 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia.","length":508,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The permits, which are effective from July 31, 2025, to December 30, 2030, provide Silicon Metals with the necessary approvals to carry out a wide range of exploration activities, including surface drilling, trenching, bulk sampling of up to 2,000 tonnes, and construction of exploration access trails and infrastructure. These permits mark a major milestone for the Company as it aims to unlock the high-purity silica potential of the Ptarmigan Silica Project.","length":461,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Morgan Good, CEO of Silicon Metals, commented: "Silicon Metals is overly thrilled to receive these permits that allow so many different work programs at Ptarmigan, especially so expeditiously. We have now considerably de-risked this asset which, along with our recent Permitted Maple Birch Permit acquisition, truly positions Silicon Metals at an advantageous point in its timeline, setting 2026 up to be quite an exciting and hopefully fruitful year for both shareholders and the Company."","length":500,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"About Silicon Metals Corp.","length":26,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Silicon Metals Corp. is currently focused on exploration and development in Canada, namely British Columbia and Ontario. The Company's Maple Birch Project, located approximately 30km south-east of Sudbury, Ontario, is a high purity quartz pegmatite project with a 3000 tonne per year production permit. The Company also holds an undivided 100% right, title, and interest in the exploration stage and now fully 5-year permitted Ptarmigan Silica Project, located approximately 130km from Prince George, British Columbia. The Company has also acquired an undivided 100% right, title, and interest in both the exploration stage Silica Ridge Silica Proj...