RNS5 Dec 2019 07:03
Europa Metals Ltd
("Europa Metals", the "Company" or the "Group") (AIM, AltX: EUZ)
Drilling & Metallurgical Update: Hole TOD-024 Completed, Hole TOD-025 Commenced and Locked Cycle Test Completed, Toral Zn, Pb & Ag Project, Spain
Europa Metals, the European focused lead-zinc and silver developer, is pleased to announce that the first hole (TOD-024) in the current diamond drilling campaign has been successfully completed on target, terminating at 302.40 metres, with no significant deviation, and returning visible sulphide mineralisation for assay. The next drill hole, TOD-025, was commenced immediately following completion of hole TOD-024, made possible by the fact that the same drill pad is being utilised for both holes. It is expected that the sequence of drill holes targeted for this drilling campaign will largely utilise the same drill pad. Assay results for all of the holes drilled are expected to be announced shortly following completion of the ongoing drill programme.
As announced by the Company on 15 November 2019, the ongoing drilling campaign is initially focusing on a target area to the west of the current Indicated resource area within the existing Inferred zone. The overall objective of the drill programme is to increase confidence levels in the resource within the central, proposed future mining area of the Toral project, as set out in the December 2018 Scoping Study.
The drilling of hole TOD-025 will continue to mid-December 2019, when the contractors, Sondeos y Perforaciones Industriales del Bierzo SA, are expected to suspend operations for the Christmas period. The drilling of hole TOD-25 is anticipated to recommence in early January 2020, as planned and in line within the Company's drilling schedule, with the drilling of further holes thereafter.
Metallurgical testwork update
Further to the Company's announcement of 15 November 2019, the locked cycle testwork is now compete and the Company looks forward to receiving the independent metallurgical report from Wardell Armstrong LLP before the end of the year. Such a report will provide an initial understanding of the potential saleable zinc, lead and silver concentrates obtainable from the Toral project, in addition to data on potential recoveries from a future mining process and identification of any by-products from future production.