09:49 AM EST - Matamec Explorations Inc. : provided an update on the upcoming plans for the Kipawa Joint Venture Heavy Rare Earth Elements Project. As planned, the Matamec team met recently with Toyotsu in Nagoya, Japan, for the first time since the completion of the positive feasibility study. It was agreed to commence the second pilot plant for beneficiation with the expectations of achieving higher rare earths recovery rates which would be a first step toward improving the economics of the project. Beneficiation in the case of the Kipawa project is mainly magnetic separation after crushing and grinding. Matamec Explorations Inc.
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