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Positive Metallurgical Results
Positive Metallurgical Results.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6659S Erris Resources PLC 13 March 2019 \n\nPrior to publication, the information contained within this announcement was deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (\"MAR\"). With the publication of this announcement, this information is now considered to be in the public domain.\n \nErris Resources plc / EPIC: ERIS.L / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining\n13 March 2019\nErris Resources plc\n(\"Erris Resources\" or the \"Company\")\nAbbeytown Metallurgical Results\n \nErris Resources plc, the European focused mineral exploration company with a portfolio of zinc and base metals projects in Ireland and gold projects in Sweden and Finland, is pleased to announce positive results from preliminary metallurgical test work at the Abbeytown mine project in County Sligo, Ireland. \n \nHighlights\n· Study indicated that production of a good quality, saleable concentrate can be achieved \n· Flotation rougher test work indicated that good results could be achieved over a broad range of primary grind sizes, even as coarse as 80% passing 212μm\n· Results demonstrated excellent recoveries including 96.2% lead and 95.8% zinc \n· High silver credits identified with 448ppm silver in the lead concentrate and 340ppm in the zinc concentrate with no significant deleterious elements\n· The Bond Ball Mill Work Index was 8.76kWh/t, classifying the sample as being soft with respect to grindability indicating that any potential development could enjoy favourable processing costs as it would require relatively low primary milling power requirements \n· Straightforward standard flotation process can be utilised for the recovery of concentrates \n \nErris Resources CEO, Anton du Plessis, said, \"The results of the preliminary metallurgical study at Abbeytown are very positive and show that good quality lead and zinc concentrates can be produced using a standard flotation process. Furthermore, the recoveries are excellent, the concentrate is clean with respect to penalty elements and the grindability characteristics of the mineralised sample are positive. The results further reinforce o...