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Preliminary Metallurgical Results
Preliminary Metallurgical Results.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2404X Europa Metals Ltd 18 December 2019 \n\n18 December 2019\nEuropa Metals Ltd\n(\"Europa Metals\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\") (AIM, AltX: EUZ)\nPreliminary Metallurgical Results Received Confirming Saleable Levels of Concentrate Product, Toral Pb, Zn & Ag Project, Spain\nEuropa Metals, the European focused lead-zinc and silver developer, is pleased to announce that it has received a preliminary independent metallurgical testwork report (the \"Report\") from Wardell Armstrong International (\"Wardell Armstrong\"), in respect of the Company's 100% owned Toral lead, zinc and silver project (the \"Toral Project\" or \"Toral\") in the region of Castilla y León, north west Spain. \nHighlights:\n· First metallurgical testwork results received for the Toral Project.\n· 61.6kg sample taken from the Company's 2019 drill programme was submitted to Wardell Armstrong for analysis.\n· Locked cycle testing confirms saleable concentrate quality of the lead, zinc and silver, with good grades reported for each concentrate:\no 57.5% lead; \no 55.8% zinc; and\no 1,457 parts per million (\"ppm\") (approximately 1.5kg/t) silver grade reporting to the lead concentrate. \n· Locked cycle testing demonstrates good recoveries for each metal: \no 84.3% lead recovery;\no 70.7% zinc recovery; and\no 90.3% silver recovery reporting to the lead concentrate.\n· No testing for deleterious elements or by-products has been undertaken for the purposes of the Report. \nBased on the preliminary findings set out herein, the Company will now proceed with the next phase of preliminary metallurgical work, adopting the recommendations made by Wardell Armstrong in the Report. This second phase of testwork is expected to be completed during Q1 2020. Sufficient core remains available for testing and the additional testwork will comprise, inter alia, the following:\n· Second phase locked cycle testwork examining an increased depression of zinc during lead flotation, with the aim of increasing zinc recoveries; and\n· Full testing for deleterious elements and by-products following such second phase ...