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Management Appointments for Sheep Creek Rare Earth Project Joint Venture
Vancouver, British Colombia and Salt Lake City, Utah--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2022) - US Cr...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Management Appointments for Sheep Creek Rare Earth Project Joint VentureVancouver, British Colombia and Salt Lake City, Utah--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2022) - US Critical Metals Corp. (TSXV: USCM) (OTCQB: USCMF) (FSE: 0IU0) (\"USCM\") and US Critical Materials Corp. (\"Materials Corp.\") (collectively, the \"Partners\") are pleased to report that Mr. James Hedrick has been appointed as President and Mr. Peter Mejstrick as Head of Exploration of US Rare Elements Corp. (\"USRE\"), the entity formed as a joint venture between the Partners. Mr. Hedrick was formerly the rare earths commodity specialist for the United States Geological Survey (\"USGS\") and brings a wealth of knowledge and contacts relating to all elements of the rare earth supply chain within the United States (the \"US\"). Mr. Mejstrick is a geologist with significant field and operating experience in the state of Montana, where he resides. These appointments provide both the technical and theoretical experience essential to advance the Sheep Creek Rare Earth Project in Montana (\"Sheep Creek\").In addition to these appointments to USRE, Mr. Hedrick will support USCM in an advisory capacity to further inform interested parties about the merits of Sheep Creek and rare earth elements. Professional BackgroundsMr. James Hedrick is currently President of Materials Corp. and was formerly the rare earths commodity specialist at the USGS in Reston, Virginia and a government employee in related fields for 32 years. He is an expert on a variety of rare earths, minerals, and metals, including scandium, yttrium, zirconium, hafnium, thorium, and the mica group minerals. He has published over 300 articles and professional papers on mineral commodities, including over 100 publications at the USGS. He continues to write articles for the minerals industry and has chaired various sessions on rare earths and strategic and critical minerals in both the US and Europe. Mr. Hedrick is a graduate of James Madison University with B.S. degrees in Geology and General Science, and did graduate study at North Carolina State University.Mr. Peter Mejstrick is Chief Geologist of Materials Corp. and has more than 35 years of experience in rare earths, precious and base metal exploration. He has accomplished field and project management skills and a strong technical background. He previously wo...