Wicheeda REE drill campaign results ‘exceptional’, says Defense CEO

The 2019 drill campaign under way at the Wicheeda rare-earth element (REE) project, near Prince George, Canada, continue to yield “exceptional” results,” says TSX-V-listed Defense Metals CEO Craig Taylor.

The company on Wednesday announced its highest-grade drill intercept to date at Wicheeda, with drill hole WI19-31 returning 4.43% light rare earth oxide (LREO), being cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, praseodymium and samarium oxides, over a drill core interval of 83 m, including an interval assaying 5.47% LREO over an interval of 33 m.