VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company"; (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce it has completed the previously announced Phase 2 open pit diamond core and sonic infrastructure geotechnical drilling program. The work, with the support of APEX Geoscience Ltd., was completed by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. ("SRK") one of the principal consultants for the ongoing preliminary feasibility study ("PFS") regarding the Company's Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) Project located near Prince George, Canada.

In addition, the Company commissioned Precision GeoSurveys Inc. to complete a 503 line-km airborne magnetic and radiometric survey over a 45 square-km are of the Wicheeda Project. The data has been delivered to the Defense Metals' technical team and is currently under review for ranking of exploration targets, which the Company will release as they become available.

Craig Taylor, CEO of Defense Metals, commented: "We are pleased to have completed Phase 2 geotechnical. ... see & read more on
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