RE: News?20 Feb 2018 13:35
... But more than that, Bird is optimistic that the geological implications of the recent drill are favourable.
�The drill programme has shown we could get stacks more. It goes up to around 50% zinc. And there�s lots of 28%.�
For zinc projects these are rich grades indeed, and with the zinc price riding along at multi-year highs, it all adds up to an enticing prospect.
If, reckons Bird, the company could prove up 60,000 tonnes of contained zinc, then it would justify the setting up of a small-scale operation.
But if, he adds, the drilling could boost the resource exponentially, say, to five million tonnes, then Star would become the type of project that a company could sell on.
So plenty to play for at this stage. The initial assay results are due back in mid-March, even as drilling continues.
�My initial target is to put an envelope around the resource,� says Bird.
�But having said that we�re still trying to find the source. Inevitably there�ll be a big feeder. And there are those who say it�s a bit like Tsumeb.�
For those not in the know, Tsumeb is one of southern Africa�s foremost base metals projects, enough of an undertaking to put a smelter on site there in Namibia, and a benchmark for many a project in the region.