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Indicated Resource increase and substantial grade increase for Toral Pb, Zn & Ag Project, Spain
Europa Metals Ltd
(Incorporated and registered in Australia and registered as
an external company in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 4459850)
(External company registration number 2011/116305/10)
Share code on the ASX: EUZ
Share code on AIM: EUZ
Share code on the JSE: EUZ
ISIN: AU0000014342
("Europa Metals" or “the Company”)
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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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.
Commenting today, Myles Campion, Executive Chairman and acting CEO of Europa Metals
said:
“Toral’s latest resource upgrade is a great achievement for the Europa Metals’ team. We have now
delineated 7Mt of Indicated resources at a much improved overall grade (approximately 14%
increase) following the recently reported success of holes TOD-041 and TOD-042. This will enable
the project team to now utilise a substantial tonnage of independently reported Indicated Mineral
Resources in the mine plan for the upcoming mining licence application scheduled to be delivered
by 31 July 2023 to the Junta of Castilla y León”.
JORC (2012) Mineral Resource Estimate - November 2022
This latest updated independent MRE, effective as of 5 November 2022, for the Toral deposit is set
out in the table below. It is reported at a cut-off grade of 3.5% Zn (PbAg) equivalent, to encapsulate
resources that are considered to have a reasonable prospect of eventual economic extraction,
however a cut-off grade of 4% Zn (PbAg) is to be taken forward as the base case for resource
reporting.
This MRE complies with the resource definitions as set out in the Australasian Code for Reporting
of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, the JORC Code, 2012 Edition,
prepared by: The Joint Ore Reserves Committee of The Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia (JORC).
Image 1: 3-D Block Model looking North is available on the following link:
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Table 1: Summary of JORC (2012) Mineral Resources for the Toral Project reported using a Zn
equivalent cut-off grade (including Pb and Ag credits).
Contained Contained
Cut-Off Ag Troy
Tonnes Zn Eq Zn Eq Zn Pb Ag Zn Pb
Zn Eq Density oz
(Millions) (Pb)% (PbAg)% % % g/t Tonnes Tonnes
(PbAg)% (Millions)
(000s) (000s)
Indicated
6 5.0 2.95 9.5 10 5.9 4.3 33 296 215 5.4
5 6.2 2.93 8.6 9.4 5.3 3.9 31 331 244 6.1
4 7.0 2.92 8.1 8.9 5.0 3.7 29 349 260 6.6
3.5 7.2 2.92 8.0 8.8 4.9 3.7 29 352 263 6.8
Inferred
6 6 2.90 7.9 8.5 5.7 2.6 22 340 160 4.3
5 9 2.90 7.0 7.5 4.9 2.4 21 440 220 6.0
4 13 2.90 6.0 6.5 4.1 2.3 19 540 300 8.0
3.5 15 2.90 5.7 6.2 3.9 2.2 18 590 330 9.0
Total
6 11 2.90 8.6 9.3 5.8 3.4 27 640 370 10
5 15 2.90 7.6 8.3 5.1 3 25 770 460 12
4 20 2.90 6.8 7.3 4.4 2.8 23 890 560 15
3.5 22 2.90 6.4 7.0 4.2 2.7 22 940 600 16
Notes relating to the Mineral Resource Estimate:
1. The independent Competent Person for the Mineral Resource Estimate, as defined by the JORC Code (2012 edition), is Mr Richard
Siddle, MSc, MAIG, an employee of AMS since November 2014. The effective date of the Mineral Resource Estimate is 5 November
2022. Mr Siddle completed a site visit from 1 - 4 November 2022.
2. No mineral reserve calculations have been undertaken. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated
economic viability. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred Resources in this Mineral Resource Estimate are uncertain in nature
and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred Resources as Indicated or Measured, however it is reasonably
expected that the majority of Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued
exploration.
3. The Indicated and Inferred mineral resource categories for the Toral lead-zinc-silver project set out in the table above (at cut-off grades
greater than 3.5% Zn Equivalent) comply with the resource definitions as set out in the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. The JORC Code, 2012 Edition. Prepared by: The Joint Ore Reserves Committee of
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia (JORC).
4. Numbers are rounded to reflect the fact that an Estimate of Resources is being reported. Rounding of numbers may result in
differences in calculated totals and averages. All tonnes are metric tonnes.
5. 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$2,865/t, Pb price of US$2,053/t and Ag price of US$22.17/oz.
Recovery and selling factors were incorporated into the calculation of Zn Eq values. It is both the Company’s and Competent Persons’
opinion that all the elements included in the metal equivalents calculation (zinc, lead and silver) have a reasonable potential to be
recovered and sold.
6. Zn Eq (PbAg)% is the calculated Zn equivalent incorporating silver credits as well as lead and is the parameter used to define the cut-
off grade for reporting resources (Zn Eq (PbAg)% = Zn + Pb*0.842 + Ag*0.026).
7. Zn Eq is the calculated Zn equivalent using lead credits and does not include silver credits (Zn Eq = Zn + Pb*0.842).
8. The tonnes and grades reported at a cut-off grade of 3.5% Zn (PbAg) equivalent are considered to have a reasonable prospect of
eventual economic extraction, however a cut-off grade of 4% Zn (PbAg) is taken forward as the base case for resource reporting.
9. The Mineral Resource Estimate set out above for the zinc, lead and silver mineralisation in the Toral Project area is based on a 3D
geologic model and wireframe restricted block model that integrated the exploration work on the Toral Project up to 5 November 2022.
The block model used a cell size of 25m along strike (east) and down dip (vertical) in areas of more dense sampling, a cell size of
50m was used elsewhere. A single cell dimension was used over the width of the mineralised unit. The block model was rotated by
20° in plan view to best match the trend of mineralisation. Sub cells were applied to better fit the wireframe solid models and preserve
accurate volume as much as possible. Cells were interpolated at the parent block scale using a Median Indicator Kriging method. The
estimate was completed using Micromine 2022.5 software.
10. No Top Cuts were applied to the 2m downhole composite data used for grade estimation. A broad linear relationship between Pb+Zn
grade and Bulk Density was identified from scattergrams and the formula 2.7 + 0.02(Pb+Zn%) used to estimate block density in
relation to block grade within the block model, density was capped at 3.5 g/cm3.
11. The block model was restricted with wireframes representing the main mineralised structure at Toral which is located along a
Carbonate-Shale contact, an approximate 0.4%Pb+Zn cut-off grade was used for modelling. Wireframes were generated using
Micromine’s implicit vein modelling tool and were restricted to the topography.
12. The updated Mineral Resource Estimate includes new data from drillholes TOD-041 and TOD-042. A total of 61,545m of drilling is
included in the drillhole database for the Toral Project. This includes environmental monitoring drillholes, 174 diamond drill holes
(including wedges) and 4 reverse circulation (RC) drillholes in addition to 19 underground channel samples for 18.75m. Average core
recovery is approximately 80% and is in excess of 95% for Europa Metals drilling.
13. Drill and UG channel sample data spacing across the current resource area ranges from approximately 50-100m x 50-100m centres
within the most densely tested area situated in the NW, stepping out to approximately 200m x 200m within the mid-section and 100-
200m x 500m in the SE.
14. To the northwest the resource is truncated by the licence boundary and extends approximately 10m past the south easterly most
drillhole which was mineralised but contained sub-economic grades (3m at 2.4% ZnEq). The total strike length of the modelled
mineralisation within the licence area is approximately 3.1km. The structure remains open to the southeast. Down dip the model was
extrapolated approximately 50-200m below the deepest sample in the northwest and central parts of the deposit, and approximately
250-280m below the deepest sample in the southeast with consideration of depths tested along strike to the northwest. The model’s
extent is from surface to a range of approximately 800 - 1,150m below the surface. Extents of extrapolation are considered appropriate
for the level of information, deposit type, strike and depth extents tested, observed and geostatistical grade continuity and the assigned
resource classification.
15. The updated MRE compares favourably to the previous MRE as of 14 September 2021 and represents an increase in Indicated
Resources of 1.1 million tonnes, from 5.9 million tonnes. The aggregated Inferred and Indicated tonnages remain unchanged.
Individual Lead, Zinc and Silver grades have also increased from 4.2%, 3.3% and 27 g/t to 5%, 3.7% and 29 g/t within the Indicated
Resources.
Image 2: Block Model Long Section West-East orientation is available on the following link:
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Image 3: Long Section showing the area of Indicated Mineral Resources is available on the
following link:
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estimate/15736473
Updated Investor Presentation
In addition, the Company is pleased to announce that an updated investor presentation in respect of
the recent farm-in/joint venture arrangement with Denarius and this updated independent mineral
resource estimate is available to view on the Company’s website at:
www.europametals.com/site/news-announcements/presentations
Competent Person’s Statement
This updated Toral resource estimate was prepared by Mr R.J. Siddle, MSc., MAIG, Principal
Geologist for AMS, an independent Competent Person within the meaning of the JORC (2012) code
and a Competent Person under the AIM guidance note for mining and oil & gas companies. Mr Siddle
has reviewed and verified the technical information that forms the basis of, and has been used in the
preparation of, the updated Mineral Resource Estimate and this announcement, including all
analytical data, diamond drillhole logs, QA/QC data, density measurements and sampling, diamond
and RC drilling and analytical techniques. Mr Siddle consents to the inclusion in this announcement
of the matters based on the information, in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Siddle has
also reviewed and approved the technical information in his capacity as a Qualified Person under
the AIM Rules for Companies. Additionally, Mr Siddle confirms that AMS is not aware of any
information or data that materially affects the information contained within the Company’s previous
announcements referred to herein.
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
JSE Sponsor to Europa Metals
Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited
Sharon Owens
T: +27 (11) 011 9212
30 November 2022
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.
Glossary of technical terms:
“Ag” silver;
“g” grammes;
“g/t” grammes per tonne;
“Inferred resource” that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade (or quality) are
estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling. Geological
evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade (or quality)
continuity. It is based on exploration, sampling and testing information gathered
through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits,
workings and drill holes;
“Indicated resource” that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade (or quality), densities,
shape and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient confidence to allow
the application of Modifying Factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and
evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
“JORC” the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and
Ore Reserves, as published by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee of The
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Geoscientists
and Minerals Council of Australia;
“JORC (2012)” the 2012 edition of the JORC code;
“m” metre;
“Mineral Resource” a concentration or occurrence of material of economic interest in or on the earth's
crust in such form and quantity that there are reasonable and realistic prospects for
eventual economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade, continuity, and other
geological characteristics of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated from specific
geological evidence and knowledge, or interpreted from a well-constrained and
portrayed geological model;
“Mt” million tonnes;
“oz” troy ounce;
“Pb” lead;
“QA/QC” quality assurance/quality control; and
“Zn” zinc.
Date: 30-11-2022 09:17:00
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