The Wicheeda project is located 80 km from Prince George, BC, and wholly owned by Defense Metals. The deposit has a measured and indicated resource estimate of 34.2 million tonnes averaging 2.02% TREO, containing 699,000 tonnes of oxides. The inferred portion includes 11.1 million tonnes at 1.02%, containing 113,000 tonnes TREO.
SGS Canada in Lakefield, Ontario, will ship the sample to Ucore’s CDF on behalf of Defense Metals. This sample was generated during 2023 hydrometallurgical piloting test work performed on concentrate produced by earlier flotation pilot plant testing of a 26-tonne bulk sample from Wicheeda.
Defense Metals CEO Craig Taylor said the company expects to ship a mixed rare earth carbonate sample in the next few weeks to Ucore’s demonstration plant for testing.
“The Wicheeda project is being developed as a viable source of REE from North America and as more processing and separation facilities become…
