VANCOUVER, BC, June 17, 2022 /CNW/ – Defense Metals Corp. (“Defense Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is happy to supply an replace for ongoing diamond drilling at its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) deposit. The 2022 diamond drilling marketing campaign commenced within the northern useful resource space with the primary two useful resource delineation drill holes totalling roughly 615 metres now nearing completion.The preliminary two drill holes had been collared from the identical website oriented southwest at -50 and -60 diploma dips. The holes are designed to ascertain the japanese carbonatite contact close to floor, and for the aim of useful resource infill close to 2021drill gap WI21-33 that yielded 3.17% TREO over 196 metres; together with 4.29% TREO over 55 metres1 at depth that expanded high-grade REE mineralization past the mineral useful resource pit shell. Both holes intersected important intervals of visually REE mineralized dolomite carbonatite between as predicted by the geological mannequin (Image 1).Visibly REE Mineralized Dolomite Carbonatite from Drill Hole WI22-62 (roughly 120 metres downhole) (CNW Group/Defense Metals Corp.)Visibly REE Mineralized Dolomite Carbonatite from Drill Hole WI22-62 (roughly 120 metres downhole) (CNW Group/Defense Metals Corp.)As introduced in its June 7, 2022, drilling graduation information launch, the Company plans to finish as much as 5,000 metres of diamond drilling designed to additional delineate present sources, assess close to deposit exploration targets, gather geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling for the aim of optimization of open pit slope design, and generate further REE mineralized materials for continued metallurgical testwork.Kristopher Raffle, P.Geo., Director and QP of Defense Metals commented: “With the second drill gap of our 2022 useful resource infill marketing campaign nearing completion, we glance ahead within the coming days to initiating co-purposed infill and pit slope geotechnical drill holes in the principle deposit and PEA mine schedule pit highwall areas, along with continuation of pad constructing for deliberate exploration holes. With 2022 drilling operations as soon as once more based mostly on the Wicheeda Deposit website discipline camp, we anticipate to have the ability to benefit from logistical efficiencies; most notably a discount on helicopter utilization.”Story continues________________________________ 1 The true width of REE mineralization is estimated to be 70-100% of the drilled interval Other Company UpdatesThe Company attended the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention (PDAC) in Toronto, Ontario from June 13, 2022 to June 15, 2022 and met with a number of business stakeholders together with shareholders, funding corporations, and strategic business firms.Defense Metals lately staked further mineral claims contiguous to the Wicheeda REE Property. The 100% owned Wicheeda REE Property is now 4,244-hectares.Further to the Company’s information launch dated May 24, 2022, the Company paid US$100,000 to Digitonic Limited, an arm’s-length social gathering to supply investor relations companies and to supply content material creation, digital and video advertising companies.About the Wicheeda REE PropertyThe 100% owned 4,244-hectare Wicheeda REE Property, positioned roughly 80 km northeast of town of Prince George, British Columbia, is instantly accessible by all-weather gravel roads and is close to infrastructure, together with energy transmission strains, the CN railway, and main highways.The Wicheeda REE Project yielded a sturdy 2021 PEA that demonstrated an after-tax web current worth (NPV@8%) of $517 million, and 18% IRR2. A novel benefit of the Wicheeda REE Project is the manufacturing of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate. The PEA contemplates a 1.8 Mtpa (million tonnes per 12 months) mill throughput open pit mining operation with 1.75:1 (waste:mill feed) strip ratio over a 19 12 months mine (undertaking) life producing and common of 25,423 tonnes REO yearly. A Phase 1 preliminary pit strip ratio of 0.63:1 (waste:mill feed) would yield fast entry to greater grade floor mineralization in 12 months 1 and payback of $440 million preliminary capital inside 5 years.Qualified PersonThe scientific and technical data contained on this information launch because it pertains to the Wicheeda REE Project has been reviewed and authorized by Kristopher J. Raffle, P.Geo. (BC) Principal and Consultant of APEX Geoscience Ltd. of Edmonton, AB, a director of Defense Metals and a “Qualified Person” as outlined in NI 43-101. Mr. Raffle verified the info disclosed which features a assessment of the sampling, analytical and take a look at information underlying the data and opinions contained therein. ____________________________2 Independent Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project, British Columbia, Canada, dated January 6, 2022, with an efficient date of November 7, 2021, and ready by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. is filed underneath Defense Metals Corp.’s Issuer Profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). About Defense Metals Corp.Defense Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration and improvement firm centered on the acquisition, exploration and improvement of mineral deposits containing metals and parts generally used within the electrical energy market, protection business, nationwide safety sector and within the manufacturing of inexperienced vitality applied sciences, comparable to, uncommon earths magnets utilized in wind generators and in everlasting magnet motors for electrical autos. Defense Metals owns 100% of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Property positioned close to Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Defense Metals Corp. trades in Canada underneath the image “DEFN” on the TSX Venture Exchange, within the United States, underneath “DFMTF” on the OTCQB and in Germany on the Frankfurt Exchange underneath “35D”.For additional data, please contact:Todd Hanas, Bluesky Corporate Communications Ltd. Vice President, Investor Relations Tel: (778) 994 8072Email: [email protected] the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that time period is outlined within the insurance policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts accountability for the adequacy or accuracy of this information launch.Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” InformationThis information launch accommodates “ahead‐trying data or statements” throughout the that means of relevant securities legal guidelines, which can embody, with out limitation, statements referring to advancing the Wicheeda REE Project, completion of drilling, receipt of drill outcomes together with anticipated timeline of such outcomes/assays, the Company’s plans for its Wicheeda REE Project, expanded useful resource and scale of expanded useful resource, anticipated outcomes and outcomes, the technical, monetary and enterprise prospects of the Company, its undertaking and different issues. All statements on this information launch, apart from statements of historic details, that deal with occasions or developments that the Company expects to happen, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based mostly on cheap assumptions, such statements are usually not ensures of future efficiency and precise outcomes could differ materially from these within the forward-looking statements. Such statements and knowledge are based mostly on quite a few assumptions relating to current and future enterprise methods and the surroundings by which the Company will function sooner or later, together with the value of uncommon earth parts, the anticipated prices and expenditures, the power to attain its objectives, that normal enterprise and financial circumstances won’t change in a fabric opposed method, that financing shall be obtainable if and when wanted and on cheap phrases. Such forward-looking data displays the Company’s views with respect to future occasions and is topic to dangers, uncertainties and assumptions, together with the dangers and uncertainties referring to the interpretation of exploration outcomes, dangers associated to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and value estimates, the potential for sudden prices and bills and people different dangers filed underneath the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. While such estimates and assumptions are thought-about cheap by the administration of the Company, they’re inherently topic to important enterprise, financial, aggressive and regulatory uncertainties and dangers. Factors that might trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these in ahead trying statements embody, however are usually not restricted to, continued availability of capital and financing and normal financial, market or enterprise circumstances, opposed climate and local weather circumstances, failure to take care of or acquire all obligatory authorities permits, approvals and authorizations, failure to take care of group acceptance (together with First Nations), dangers referring to unanticipated operational difficulties (together with failure of kit or processes to function in accordance with specs or expectations, value escalation, unavailability of personnel, supplies and gear, authorities motion or delays within the receipt of presidency approvals, industrial disturbances or different job motion, and unanticipated occasions associated to well being, security and environmental issues), dangers referring to inaccurate geological and engineering assumptions, lower within the value of uncommon earth parts, the affect of Covid-19 or different viruses and illnesses on the Company’s means to function, an incapacity to foretell and counteract the results of COVID-19 on the enterprise of the Company, together with however not restricted to, the results of COVID-19 on the value of commodities, capital market circumstances, restriction on labour and worldwide journey and provide chains, lack of key staff, consultants, or administrators, improve in prices, delayed drilling outcomes, litigation, and failure of counterparties to carry out their contractual obligations. 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