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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC – TheNewswire - June 25, 2024 – Scandium Canada Ltd. (the “Company” or"Scandium Canada") ( TSX VENTURE: SCD ) ; ( OTCQB: SCDCF ) is pleased to announce the opening of its workcamp at its flagship Crater Lake project in northeastern Quebec andthe start of the summer 2024 field work program. Crater Lake is the only active primary scandium projectglobally.
The Company has a permanent camp at Crater Lake that isaccessible via helicopter or float plane. The camp cook and generalhandyman arrived on site June 13 to prepare. Staff from theengineering firm WSP arrived June 17 to begin their environmental workwhich will consist of study of fauna (birds and bats) and flora(inventory of vegetation and wetland to establish a baseline) andestablishing baselines of water quality and fish habitats. This workis a prerequisite for the environmental permitting process. It will bedone by different WSP teams this summer and some of the work willinclude fieldwork in 2025.
The Crater Lake site and the proposed path of the roadfrom the mine site to the current paved road will be mapped using theLiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. The resultinginformation will be used to help plan out in detail the path of theproposed road and to accurately plan the infrastructure of the CraterLake permanent camp and facilities.
Finally, later this month a drilling campaign will be undertaken that will include geomechanicaldrilling and conversion drilling . Drilling equipment and personnel are being mobilized. Thedrilling is expected to start by the end of June. The Company willupdate the market as the drilling progresses.
Guy Bourassa, CEO of Scandium Canada, said," We arepleased to begin our summer field work campaign as it will providere quired information for the completion of apre-feasibility study. Our unique project means that we have toremain active on multiple paths that include being on the groundas well as market development.”
ABOUT SCANDIUM CANADA LTD.
Scandium Canada is a Canadian technology metals companyfocused on advancing its flagship Crater Lake scandium and rare earthproject in Québec.
For further information pleasecontact:
Scandium Canada Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Email: info@scandium-canada.com Rebecca Greco Investor Relations Phone: +1 (416)822-6483 Email: fighouse@yahoo.com |
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