5 August 2021
Vital Metals Limited (ASX: VML) (“Vital”, “Vital Metals” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on operations at its Nechalacho rare earths project in Northwest Territories, Canada, where Vital continued to ramp up rare earths production during July.
Vital Metals and its 100% owned subsidiary Cheetah Resources held a ceremony on 21 July 2021 which included representatives from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) and local media outlets to witness rare earth production at Nechalacho. Vital’s operation at Nechalacho is the first time an indigenous business is extracting mineral resources from its own territory in Canada, with Det’on Nahanni Construction Ltd, a YKDFN-owned business, completing contract mining at the site.
Vital Metals’ Managing Director Geoff Atkins said: “We are really pleased with the way our operations are ramping up at Nechalacho, and the exciting developments we’ve made with ore sorter operation and mineralisation in the North T pit wall during July.
“It was gratifying for us to acknowledge the Yellowknives Dene First Nation as we commenced rare earths production at Nechalacho and we look forward to continuing to develop this relationship with YKDFN as we continue with our plans for a larger scale, long-life operation there.”
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