Defense Metals Invited By U.S. Embassy, Ottawa to Attend 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit As a Canadian Delegation Member
VANCOUVER, BC, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Defense Metals Corp. (“Defense Metals“) (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce that it has recently been invited by the U.S Embassy in Ottawa, to attend the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit to be held virtually June 7-11, 2021.
Defense Metals is currently advancing the road accessible Wicheeda Critical Rare Earth Element (REE) Property, which is located close to infrastructure approximately 80 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia (BC). The Wicheeda project has indicated mineral resources of 4,890,000 tonnes averaging 3.02% LREO (Light Rare Earth Elements) and inferred mineral resources of 12,100,000 tonnes averaging 2.90% LREO1.
Craig Taylor, CEO of Defense Metals, stated: “Defense Metals looks forward to attending the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit. At the Summit, Defense Metals will have the opportunity to meet with worldwide investors and engage with U.S. economic developers and service providers who can advise on a potential United States growth strategy. In addition, Defense Metals will continue its engagement with U.S. Interagency players, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the Department of Defense, to reassert its position as a critical player in the U.S. industrial metals industry.”
The signing of the U.S.-Canada Action Plan on Critical Minerals Cooperation has fostered dialogue between Canada and U.S.A like no other time before. Together Canada and the USA continue identifying vulnerabilities and challenges in supply chains and facilitating discussions between Canadian mining producers of critical minerals and rare earth elements and U.S. Interagency groups to create a more resilient and safe North American supply chain.
With a renewed U.S.-Canada bilateral dialogue underway, and given the geographic proximity, the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit will take a closer look at opportunities for Defense Metals to localize its potential upstream operations near a U.S. end-user to create more resilient access to various North American end users and make the operation less susceptible to trade disruptions, while adopting responsible sourcing and sustainable practices in our industries.
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