RNS - Updated resource estimate!30 Nov 2022 07:06
Updated Mineral Resource Estimate - Indicated Resource increase and substantial grade increase for Toral Pb, Zn & Ag Project, Spain
Europa Metals, the European focused lead, zinc and silver developer, is pleased to announce, following its highly successful 2022 drilling campaign, a 19% increase to the Indicated Mineral resource and a 14% increase in grade, in respect of an updated independent Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") for the Company's 100% owned Toral Pb, Zn & Ag project ("Toral" or the "Toral Project") in the Castilla y León region, northern Spain.
Highlights:
Updated independent Indicated and Inferred resource estimates reported by Addison Mining Services Limited ("AMS"), in accordance with JORC (2012) comprise:
· An Indicated Mineral Resource of approximately 7Mt @ 8.1% Zn Equivalent (including Pb credits), 5% Zn, 3.7% Pb and 29g/t Ag, containing:
o 349,000 tonnes of zinc, 260,000 tonnes of lead and 6.6 million ounces of silver.
· An Inferred Mineral Resource of approximately 13Mt @ 6% Zn Equivalent (including Pb credits), 4.1% Zn, 2.3% Pb and 19 g/t Ag, containing:
o 540,000 tonnes of zinc, 300,000 tonnes of lead and 8 million ounces of silver.
· A total Mineral Resource of approximately 20Mt @ 6.8% Zn Equivalent (including Pb credits), 4.4% Zn, 2.8% Pb and 23 g/t Ag, containing:
o 890,000 tonnes of zinc, 560,000 tonnes of lead and 15 million ounces of silver.
· A total of 61,545m of drilling is now included in the drillhole database for the Toral Project. This includes environmental monitoring drillholes, 174 diamond drillholes (including wedges) and 4 reverse circulation (RC) drillholes.
The Board of Europa Metals believes that the results of this latest update compare very favourably with the Company's previously reported Mineral Resource Estimate, announced on 1 October 2021, as it represents a:
· 19% increase in Indicated Mineral Resource tonnes;
· 39% increase in Indicated contained tonnes of zinc to approximately 349,000 tonnes;
· 33% increase in Indicated contained tonnes of lead to approximately 260,000 tonnes; and
· 27% increase in Indicated contained ounces of silver to approximately 6.6 million ounces.