KZDD-014 intercepted two closely spaced, broad intervals containing high-grade veins and wide zones of moderate grade crackle breccia.
KZDD-014 intercepted two closely spaced, broad intervals containing high grade veins and wide zones of moderate grade crackle breccia:
- 13 metres at 5.8% zinc, 2.8% lead, 46g/t silver and 0.2g/t gold from 60 metres, including
- 4 metres at 13.3% zinc, 6.2% lead, 110g/t silver and 0.3g/t gold - 33 metres at 2.1% zinc, 3.1% lead, 45g/t silver, 0.2g/t gold from 80 metres, including
- 6.4 metres at 4.6% zinc, 13.0% lead, 190g/t silver and 0.3g/t gold.
KZDD-013 was collared in mineralisation and intercepted a broad zone of sulphide mineralisation from surface:
- 26 metres at 3.5% zinc, 1.5% lead, 19g/t silver and 0.2g/t gold from surface, including
- 7 meters at 8.6% zinc, 3.2% lead, 42g/t silver and 0.2g/t gold
Preliminary metallurgical testing demonstrates excellent recoveries of zinc, lead and silver by flotation and resultant saleable-grade lead-silver and zinc concentrates. Highlights include:
- Zinc recoveries of between 81.1 to 92.7% and concentrate grades of 58.9 to 59.2% zinc
- Lead recoveries of between 82.7 to 89.1% and concentrate grades of 60.8 to 70.6% lead
- Silver recoveries of between 72.0 to 75.3% and concentrate grades of 410 to 569g/t silver
- Very low deleterious elements and impurities
KIZEVAK DRILLING RESULTS
The first holes reported herein are a part of a 10,000 metre drilling campaign currently underway at Kizevak, and have further demonstrated that high grade, sulphide mineralisation occurs from surface, and supports previous observations that mineralisation occurs in broader intervals than historically recognised. Mineralisation remains open down dip and along strike and drilling will now focus on the exploration of these areas.
Drillhole KZDD-014 was drilled between holes KZDD-009 and KZDD-011 (as previously reported by Tethyan Resource Corp) demonstrating thickening of the mineralised zone and excellent continuity of zinc-silver-lead mineralisation from surface to 100 metres below surface, that remains open down dip (Figure 2). Within two broad intervals of mineralisation, drillhole KZDD-014 also intercepted zones of high-grade silver mineralisation including 6.4 metres at 190g/t silver, 4.6% zinc and 13.0% lead from 105 metres, and 4 metres at 110g/t silver, 13.3% zinc, and 6.2% lead from 60 metres.
Drillhole KZDD-013 was collared directly into mineralisation at surface and returned 26 metres at 3.5% zinc, 1.5% lead, 19g/t silver and 0.2g/t gold approximately 150 metres up dip of drillhole KZDD-002 (Figure 3) which returned 34.5 metres at 4.3% zinc, 2.3% lead, 48g/t silver and 0.4g/t gold (as previously announced by Tethyan Resource Corp).
