Galileo Resources PLC Star Zinc Project Update (2162Y)
04 Dicembre 2017 - 8:00AM
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RNS Number : 2162Y
Galileo Resources PLC
04 December 2017
For immediate release
4 December 2017
Galileo Resources Plc
("Galileo" or "the Company")
Star Zinc Project Update - Drilling To Commence
Galileo is pleased to provide the following update on its
operations at its 51% owned Star Zinc project in Zambia:
-- Galileo to start diamond drilling early week commencing 4 December 2017
-- The drilling programme will provisionally be up to 1,750
metres (m) on its Star Zinc project ("Project") in Zambia and will
be a mixture of resources confirmation and resource enlargement
-- The Company has engaged Zambian-based GeoQuest Limited
("GeoQuest") to manage the drilling programme ("Programme") and
provide geological support
-- The Company has appointed CSA Global UK ("CSA") to
collaborate with Geoquest and to prepare a Mineral
Resource Estimate in accordance with the JORC Code (2012) standard
-- This programme is in line with the Company's stated objective
to fast track Star Zinc's exploration programme
Colin Bird CEO said: "This imminent drilling programme is
designed to confirm a regulatory JORC code resource and to test the
potential of other nearby areas considered to be prospective. On
completion of this drilling programme, we intend to commence a
preliminary economic assessment. We have completed the grid soil
sampling programme and will be reporting on this shortly. The mid
to long-term price forecast prospects for zinc are strong and this
exceptionally high grade property shows all the potential to be a
future contributor to global zinc production."
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
You can also follow Galileo on Twitter: @GalileoResource
For further information, please contact:
Galileo Resources PLC Tel +44 (0) 20 7581
Colin Bird, Chairman 4477
Andrew Sarosi, Executive Tel +44 (0) 1752 221937
Director
Beaumont Cornish Limited Tel +44 (0) 20 7628
- Nomad 3396
Roland Cornish/James Biddle
Beaufort Securities Limited - Broker Tel +44 (0) 20 7382
Jon Bellis/Elliot Hance 8416
The Star Zinc Project
The Company recently acquired a 51% interest in the Star Zinc
project, a historical, high-grade zinc ("Zn") open pit mine
operated intermittently in the 1950s to 1990s. The Zn mineral is
predominantly willemite (zinc silicate) hosted in mainly limestone
and dolostone (dolomitic rock).
An Independently verified non-JORC compliant hard rock resource
has been estimated at 275,166 tonnes @ 20.2% Zn with a cut-off
grade of 14% Zn ("pragmatic case") based on historical
approximately 59 diamond drill holes for total 2 578m. At cut off
grade of 12% Zn non-JORC resource tonnage increases (18%) to
325,941 tonnes @19.1% Zn (11% increase in Zn metal).
In addition, karstic fill deposits and red soil are locally
heavily mineralised with detrital willemite and supergene zinc
minerals, which may provide further potential increase to the known
resource.
Mineralisation is interpreted to form two shallowly dipping
lenses east and west of the open pit, mineralisation of which is
around 40m deep, based on the independent model used for the
resource calculation.
A number of sub vertical structures recognised in pit outcrop
suggests possibility of both vertical and horizontal control of Zn
mineralisation.
The Willemite at Star Zinc, fluoresces a bright green in short
wave UV light, a mineral characteristic that may find an
application in optical sorting. Willemite also, is denser (3.9
g/cm(3) ) than the dolomitic (2.9 g/cm(3) ) host rock, a feature
that may find an application in heavy medium separation process,
with the potential for reducing the acid consuming dolomite in the
ore.
Preliminary metallurgical testwork indicates that the ore is
amenable to acid leaching with more than 90% of the zinc leached
into solution.
The Company has committed to undertake an 18-month work
programme ("Programme") at a cost of US$250,000 using reasonable
endeavours to complete a preliminary economic assessment of Star
Zinc ("PEA"), following which further new shares in Enviro Zambia,
the owner of the Project will be issued to Galileo to increase its
aggregate equity interest in therein to 85%; accordingly it expects
the Programme to meet this obligation.
This information is provided by RNS
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