Avalon Starts work program on East Kemptville Tin-indium Project

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX: AVL) announced the commencement of a $1.3 million work program on the East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project in southwestern Nova Scotia.

As quoted in the press release,

The program will involve 2,000 metres of diamond drilling, metallurgical process testwork and preliminary environmental studies. This work will generate the data required to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) by November, 2015. Drilling is scheduled to commence in early July and be completed in September with initial results expected in late August.

Don Bubar, President and CEO stated,

I am delighted with the significant progress we have made on the East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project over the past year. This summer’s work program will allow us to complete apreliminary economic assessment by the end of 2015 and move us one step closer to realizing our goal of re-establishing Nova Scotia as the Tin Capital of North America.

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