$204,500 NSERC Grant to Study REE Geochemistry Using Material From Geomega’s Montviel

Geomega Resources (TSXV:GMA) reported that two professors from the Universite du Quebec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue (UQAT) received a $204,500 grant from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to study geochemical behavior of rare earth elements mine discahrges, using material from Geomega’s Montviel project.

As quoted in the press release:

The work, realized from the ore of the Montviel REE and niobium project, will help predict the geochemical behavior of mining discharge carrying REE.

Chief geologist and geochemist for GeoMega, Mia Pelletier, said:

The work to be performed thanks to the grant is part of our geochemical characterization program for the Montviel project, ongoing for more than 3 years. With the process flow sheet now completed, targeted work will be used to predict the geochemical behaviour of the tailings and different lithologies of the Montviel project for sound environmental management. Overall, the expertise and scientific data collected as part of our geochemical characterization program will be put at the disposal of the different researchers and governmental bodies in charge of establishing environmental criteria for the mining of REE deposits.

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