REG - Europa Metals Ltd - High Grade Drilling Results

Europa MetalsAnnouncement

05/09/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 1919Y  Europa Metals Ltd  05 September 2022

5 September 2022

Europa Metals Ltd

("Europa Metals", the "Company" or the "Group") (AIM, AltX: EUZ)

High Grade Drilling Results

Europa Metals, the European focused lead, zinc and silver developer, is
pleased to announce initial assay results from its ongoing diamond drilling
programme being conducted by "Sondeos y Perforaciones Industriales de Bierzo
SA" ("SPI Drilling") at the Company's 100% owned Toral Pb, Zn & Ag project
("Toral" or the "Toral Project").

Highlights:

 * Significant intersection from drillhole TOD-041 of 3.20m@15.16% ZnEq(PbAg)*,
including:

o  1.10m@32.03% ZnEq(PbAg)*

 * Hole TOD-041 has been successful in intersecting high grade mineralisation
adjacent to existing, previously reported, indicated resources.

 * Hole TOD-041 could link together the current indicated resource estimate to a
part of the inferred  resource at depth which demonstrates continuity.

 

The current drilling campaign is seeking to expand on the existing indicated
resource envelope of 5.9Mt @ 7.1% ZnEq (including Pb credits) and 27 g/t Ag at
depth to support future mine planning which could be incorporated into a
pre-feasibility study. Hole TOD-041 intersected high-grade mineralisation over
a significant width thereby providing support and confidence to the current
resource model and the continuity of the deposit at depth.

Drilling data is being utilised to progress the Company's innovation
partnership with the University of Salamanca facilitated by the grant of up to
€466,801.50 by way of a loan from Spain's "Centre for the Development of
Industrial Technology" (CDTI) of which €322,009.13 has been drawn down to
date.

Commenting today, Myles Campion, Executive Chairman and acting CEO of Europa
Metals said:

"The high-grade nature of hole TOD-041 is hugely pleasing and gives the team
confidence in the deposit's tenor and continuity at depth. We believe that
this hole in combination with hole TOD-042 will enable Europa Metals to
incrementally add to the existing indicated resource portion of the deposit,
thereby giving additional scope for utilisation in further studies".

The drilling parameters for the assay results reported for hole TOD-041 are
presented in the table below:

 HOLE_ID  EASTING  NORTHING  ELEVATION  LENGTH  COOR_SYS
 TOD-041  681864   4710064   601.504    809.3   ETRS89utm29

 

Hole TOD-041 was drilled with a PQ-HQ diameter, with half of the core being
sent for independent analysis at ALS Laboratories. The assay results received
are set out in the table below:

 

 Hole_ID             From    To      Interval (m)  Zn_%   Pb_%   Ag_ppm  Cu_%  ZnEq(PbAg)%*
 TOD-041             799.40  802.60  3.20          9.41   5.14   48.1    0.11  15.16
 TOD-041 (included)  801.0   802.1   1.1           19.76  10.79  107.9   0.26  32.03

 

* - ZnEq (PbAg)% is the calculated Zn equivalent incorporating lead and silver
credits; (ZnEq (PbAg)% = Zn + Pb*0.926 + Ag*0.019). Zn equivalent calculations
were based on 3-year trailing average price statistics obtained from the
London Metal Exchange and London Bullion Market Association giving an average
Zn price of US$2,680/t, Pb price of US$2,100/t and Ag price of US$16.2/oz.

 

 

Image 1 above illustrates the positioning of hole TOD-041. The high grade
nature of the intersection is consistent with the current resource model and
provides further support for extending the known estimated indicated resource
at that depth.

Drilling operations are ongoing, in line with the objective set out above, and
further assay results will be announced once processed and received. Hole
TOD-042 is currently being drilled, with a targeted depth of approximately
900m.

Competent Person's Statement

The exploration results and activity reported in this announcement have been
compiled and reviewed by Mr Luis J. Pérez who is a Member of the Australian
Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and a European Geologist (EurGeol). Mr Pérez
has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and
type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is
undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the December 2012
edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results,
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves" ('JORC Code'). Mr Pérez consents to the
inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the
form and context in which it appears.

For further information on the Company, please visit www.europametals.com or
contact:

 

Europa Metals Ltd

Dan Smith, Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary (Australia)

T: +61 417 978 955

Myles Campion, Executive Chairman and acting CEO (UK)

T: +44 (0)20 3289 9923

 

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Rory Murphy/Matthew Chandler

T: +44 (0)20 7409 3494

 

WH Ireland Limited (Broker)

Harry Ansell/Dan Bristowe/Katy Mitchell/Sarah Mather

T: +44 (0)20 7220 1666

Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited (JSE Sponsor)

Sharon Owens

T: +27 (11) 011 9212

 

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.

 

 

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