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Positive Ore Sorting Results for the Toral Project
Positive Ore Sorting Results for the Toral Project.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 6480F\n Europa Metals Ltd\n 23 March 2022\n \n \n \n \n 23 March 2022\n \n \n Europa Metals Ltd\n \n \n (\"Europa Metals\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\") (AIM, AltX: EUZ)\n \n \n Positive Ore Sorting Results for the Toral Pb, Zn & Ag Project, Spain\n \n \n Europa Metals, the European focused lead, zinc and silver developer, is pleased to announce positive results in respect of the X-Ray Transmission (\"XRT\") ore sorting testwork, carried out by TOMRA GmbH (\"TOMRA\") in Germany and overseen by Wardell Armstrong International Ltd (\"WAI\") in Cornwall.\n \n \n A bulk sample of siliceous mineralisation and two further discrete carbonate samples (from holes TOD-025D and TOD-028) from the indicated mineral resource zone at the Company's wholly owned Toral lead, zinc and silver project in the Castilla y León region, Spain (\"Toral\" or the \"Toral Project\") were evaluated by TOMRA. The XRT testwork forms part of a wider metallurgical programme that includes locked cycle flotation testwork and tailings evaluation for backfill.\n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n :\n \n \n · \n Results from the siliceous bulk sample showed:\n \n \n o \n Excellent recovery of 95.7% Pb and 94.3% Zn metal\n \n \n o \n 43.7% mass rejection of waste\n \n \n o \n An overall enrichment ratio of 1.7 for both the lead and zinc\n \n \n o \n Zn Equivalent (Pb+Ag) grade increased from 3.56% to 6.00%\n \n \n · \n Results from hole TOD-025D revealed:\n \n \n o \n Excellent recovery of 98.9% Pb and 94.7% Zn metal\n \n \n o \n 46.8% mass rejection of waste\n \n \n o \n An overall enrichment ratio of 1.9 for lead and 1.8 for zinc\n \n \n o \n Zn Equivalent (Pb+Ag) grade increased from 6.57% to 12.00%\n \n \n · \n Results from hole TOD-028 demonstrated:\n \n \n o \n Excellent recovery of 96.6% Pb and 96.1% Zn metal\n \n \n o \n 47.7% mass rejection of waste\n \n \n o \n An overall enrichment ratio of 1.8 for both the lead and zinc\n \n \n o \n Zn Equivalent (Pb+Ag) grade increased from 4.24% to 7.67%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Commenting today, Myles Campion, acting CEO and Executive Chairman of Europa Metals, said\n \n :\n \n \n \"These latest positive results from TOMRA form part of our ongoing metallurgical work programme for 2022 and enhance the potential to effici...