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

Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D), a company focused on the development of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Project (Wicheeda Project), located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, is pleased to recognize the continued support of the Government of Canada and the McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) in the development of its Wicheeda Rare Earth Project. This support underscores the growing importance of responsibly developed critical mineral