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Silicon Metals Corp. Commences 2025 Field Work and Reports High Purity Results
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 4, 2025) - SILICON METALS CORP. (CSE: SI) (FSE: X6U) (OTC Pink: SLCNF) ("Silicon Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the start of fieldwork at its Ptarmigan Project (the "Project" or the "Property), located ~130 km from Prince George, BC, following promising Q4 2024 high-purity sampling results.The Company recently completed a high-definition airborne LiDAR survey, conducted by McElhanney Ltd., to generate a 3D topographic model of
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