News Releases
Defense Metals Completes Geotechnical Field Data Collection for Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project Preliminary Feasibility Study
December 27, 2023
DEFENSE METALS ANNOUNCES POSITIVE PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT PROJECT
November 24, 2021
DEFENSE METALS TO MOBILIZE SECOND DRILL TO WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT PROJECT
October 4, 2021
DEFENSE METALS PROVIDES WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT PROJECT ECONOMIC SCENARIO ANALYSIS UPDATE
September 29, 2021
DEFENSE METALS CORP. RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE EXERCISE OF WARRANTS TO FUND A PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT AND OTHER CORPORATE PURPOSES
December 22, 2020
DEFENSE METALS CORP. INITIATES PRE-PILOT HYDROMETALLURGICAL OPTIMIZATION FOR ITS RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PROJECT
November 23, 2020
DEFENSE METALS ADVANCES BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL, COMPLETES METEOROLOGICAL STATION INSTALL AND LIDAR SURVEY AT WICHEEDA REE PROPERTY
November 18, 2020
DEFENSE METALS APPLAUDS PLANNED ADVANCEMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN REE SUPPLY CHAIN WITH FORTRESS-MP MATERIALS MERGER
November 16, 2020
Defense Metals Drills 4.01% Light Rare Earth Oxide Over 58 Metres at Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Deposit
December 12, 2019
DEFENSE METALS DRILLS 3.01% LIGHT RARE EARTH OXIDE OVER 89 METRES AND CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT DEPOSIT
December 4, 2019
DEFENSE METALS DRILLS 4.21% LIGHT RARE EARTH OXIDE OVER 48 METRES AND EXTENDS MINERALIZED ZONE AT WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT DEPOSIT
November 27, 2019
DEFENSE METALS DRILLS 4.21% LIGHT RARE EARTH OXIDE OVER 48 METRES AND EXTENDS MINERALIZED ZONE AT WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT DEPOSIT
November 20, 2019
DEFENSE METALS DRILLS 3.12% TOTAL RARE EARTH OXIDE OVER 105 METRES AND EXTENDS MINERALIZED ZONE AT WICHEEDA RARE EARTH ELEMENT DEPOSIT
November 14, 2019
Defense Metals Drills 122 metres of 2.56% Total Rare Earth Oxide; Including 55 metres of 3.02% at Wicheeda; and Announces up to $6 Million Financing
November 22, 2022
Defense Metals Drills 221 metres of 2.14% Total Rare Earth Oxide; Including 111 metres of 3.52% at Wicheeda
November 15, 2022
Defense Metals Drills 113 metres of 2.50% Total Rare Earth Oxide at Wicheeda; Completes 2022 Resource Delineation and Pit Geotechnical Drilling of 5,500 metres
October 26, 2022
Defense Metals Flotation Results Yields High Grade Mineral Concentrate at Various Grades and Lithologies
October 17, 2022
Defense Metals Continues to Drill High-Grades at Wicheeda with 106 metres of 2.53% Total Rare Earth Oxide; Including 59 metres of 3.42%; Participate in the 18th International Rare Earths Conference
October 13, 2022
Defense Metals Provides Update Regarding Its AGM and the Canada Post Strike
December 10, 2024
Defense Metals Announces Release Date of its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element
Project PFS
December 9, 2024
Defense Metals Announces Closing of Fully Subscribed Convertible Bridge Financing Raises Gross Proceeds of $4 Million & Provides Update on Prefeasibility Study and CEO Search
October 11, 2024
Defense Metals and The Saskatchewan Research Council Enter into a MOU to Enhance the Domestic Rare Earth Element Supply Chain
September 26, 2024
Defense Metals’ Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project considered as key by the Government of British Columbia
July 10, 2024
Defense Metals Provides Joint Letter to Shareholders from Executive Chairman and CEO
December 22, 2025
Defense Metals Receives Support from the McLeod Lake Indian Band while Meeting in Ottawa with Canadian Government Officials to Advance the Wicheeda Rare Earth Project
November 24, 2025
Defense Metals Announces Closing of Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of $16.2 Million
October 31, 2025
Defense Metals Appoints Ali Mahdavi as SVP Corporate Development, and grants incentive stock options
October 23, 2025
Defense Metals Announces Best Efforts Private Placement Financing For Gross Proceeds Of Up To $15 Million
October 20, 2025
Defense Metals Settles Debt With HCF International Advisers Through Equity
September 8, 2025
Defense Metals Receives Letter of Interest for Potential US$250 Million in Project Financing
June 4, 2025
Defense Metals Announces Closing of Private Placement
for Gross Proceeds of $5.4 Million
May 21, 2025
Defense Metals Files NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study
Technical Report for Wicheeda Project
April 7, 2025
Accelerating the Canadian Rare Earth Supply Chain Through a Strategic Research Consortium
March 13, 2025
Defense Metals Secures Funding from Natural Resource Canada’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund for its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project
March 3, 2025
Defense Metals Receives Conditional Approval for up to C$1.88 Million in Funding for Wicheeda Rare Earth Elements Clean Energy and Transportation Infrastructure Project
March 4, 2026
Defense Metals Showcases Rare Earth Leadership in European Trade Mission Led by Canadian Government
February 24, 2026
Defense Metals' Wicheeda Project Selected as One of only Three New Promising Projects by the British Columbia Critical Minerals Office for their Advanced Project Initiative
February 23, 2026
Defense Metals Announces Pilot-Scale Flotation Test Program for Wicheeda Rare Earth Project