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Rathdowney Highlights Silver Potential at Project Olza
VANCOUVER , Oct. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Rathdowney Resources Ltd. ("Rathdowney" or the "Company"...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Oct. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Rathdowney Resources Ltd. (\"Rathdowney\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV: RTH) is pleased to report on additional studies of silver mineralization and\n other activities at Project Olza, located 70 km northwest of Krakow in\n southern Poland.  Olza is a Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) Zinc\n (dominant)-Lead-Silver project situated in the historic Silesian mining\n district, the world's largest MVT district which has seen long term\n production. The district has extensive infrastructure including power,\n rail and other facilities to support mine development.\n\n\nThe focus on added potential from silver was driven by preliminary\n metallurgical work (see Rathdowney News Release dated June 18, 2013)\n which showed standard zinc and lead flotation conditions, without any\n upgrading, produces optimum metallurgy and excellent recoveries to zinc\n and lead concentrates with 83% recovery of silver to the zinc\n concentrate.\n\n\nDuring its drilling programs, Rathdowney's technical team recognized\n that significant amounts of silver accompany zinc and lead in these MVT\n deposits.  From mid-2011 to early 2013, Rathdowney drilled two hundred\n and twenty-three (223) holes in the central part of the Zawiercie and\n Rokitno concessions, confirming the presence of substantial mineral\n resources (21.2 million tonnes in the inferred category grading 7.42%\n combined zinc and lead at a 2.0% zinc cutoff1) in this area as well as excellent potential for expansion. \n Rathdowney's drilling also confirmed the presence of important\n concentrations of silver in the deposit; some of the intersections with\n key silver results are tabulated below.  Full results were previously\n disclosed in Company news releases in 2012 and 2013 (see news releases\n and drill hole location maps posted on the Company website).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrill Hole Number\n\n\nFrom \n(m)\n\n\nTo \n(m)\n\n\nIntercept \n(m)\n\n\nZn+Pb* \n%\n\n\nZn \n%\n\n\nPb \n%\n\n\nAg \ng/t\n\n\n\n\nOLZ-011  \n\n\n \n\n\n99.90\n\n\n104.00\n\n\n4.10\n\n\n20.15\n\n\n14.97\n\n\n5.18\n\n\n68.4\n\n\n\n\nOLZ-014  \n\n\n \n\n\n98.00\n\n\n101.40\n\n\n3.40\n\n\n11.47\n\n\n11.22\n\n\n0.25\n\n\n51.0\n\n\n\n\nOLZ-028  \n\n\n \n\n\n99.30\n\n\n102.25\n\n\n2.95\n\n\n14.71\n\n\n14.65\n\n\n0.07\n\n\n60.1\n\n\n\n\nOLZ-029 ...