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Renewal of Investigation Permit for the Toral Project, Spain
Europa Metals Ltd
(Incorporated and registered in Australia
and registered as an external company in
the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 4459850)
(External company registration number 2011/116305/10)
Share code on the ASX: EUZ
Share code on AIM: EUZ
Share code on the JSE: EUZ
ISIN: AU0000014342
("the Company")
Renewal of Investigation Permit for the Toral Project, Spain
Europa Metals, the European focused lead-zinc and silver developer, further to its
announcement of 8 June 2020, is pleased to announce the successful renewal of the
investigation permit (“Investigation Permit”) in respect of the Company’s wholly owned,
Toral lead, zinc and silver project (“Toral” or the “Toral Project”) situated in the region of
Castilla y Leon, north-west Spain.
The Investigation Permit has been renewed, following, inter alia, a consultation process
conducted by the relevant bodies of the Junta of Castilla y Leon, for a further three years
until 15 November 2023.
During the period to 15 November 2023, Europa Metals will seek to prioritise the
completion of all necessary tasks in order to enable application to be made for a Mining
Licence in respect of the Toral Project, in pursuit of an appropriate, sustainable, mining
development project at Toral.
The Company expects to shortly be able to announce the findings of Bara Consulting’s
independent report containing 'updated economics for the Toral Project and an outline
of the key parameters for a Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”), certain elements of which are
already underway.
Furthermore, Europa Metals’ operations team is finalising plans for a combined resource
and metallurgical drilling programme, which will thereby enable draw-down of the initial
€163,380 tranche of the CDTI grant, details of which were announced on 19 October
2020. The Company is also progressing its hydrogeological programme and its
geotechnical and environmental/waste management workstreams.
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Europa Metals will continue to place
the safety of its workforce above all other considerations and closely follow the necessary
instructions and regulations stipulated by the relevant governmental authorities. Any
material changes to the ongoing work programmes will be reported to the market as
appropriate; at this time, all work streams remain on schedule.
Laurence Read, CEO of Europa Metals, commented:
“The renewal of our Investigation Permit for Toral for a further three year period follows
the successful completion of the designated application process, and serves to
demonstrate the supportive and cooperative development environment for appropriate
metals projects within the Castilla y Leon region in Spain.
“With the Investigation Permit secured until late 2023, we shall now progress the further
definition of the intrinsic value of Toral as a high grade, robust lead, zinc and silver
project. It is anticipated that the independent updated economic study shall be concluded
shortly, bringing together all the significant work completed at the project since 2018 and
providing a detailed outline of a mine development model and related economics. On the
ground, we shall now look to finalise our plans for our next drill campaign in order to
commence this important element of the PFS work programme.
“As work progresses at Toral over the next three years, Europa Metals will seek to make
an application for a full mining licence for the project, at the appropriate time, in
accordance with the laws governing non-energy, sustainable metals projects, jn order to
move the Toral Project towards being permitted for a potential future full development
phase.”
For further information on the Company, please visit www.europametals.com or contact:
Europa Metals Ltd
Dan Smith, Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary (Australia)
T: +61 417 978 955
Laurence Read, CEO (UK)
T: +44 (0)20 3289 9923
Linkedin: Europa Metals ltd
Twitter: @ltdeuropa
Vox: Europametals
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Rory Murphy/Matthew Chandler
T: +44 (0)20 7409 3494
Tavistock (PR and IR)
Emily Fenton, Barney Hayward, Oliver Lamb
T: +44 (0)20 7920 3150 / EuropaMetals@Tavistock.co.uk
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited (Broker)
Andy Thacker
T: +44 (0)20 3657 0050
Sasfin Capital Proprietary Limited (a member of the Sasfin group)
Sharon Owens
T (direct): +27 11 809 7762
12 November 2020
Sponsor: Sasfin Capital (a member of the Sasfin Group)
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute
inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
Appendix: Further information on the Toral Project
Mineral Resource Estimate
• An Indicated resource of approximately 3.8Mt @ 8.3% Zn Equivalent (including Pb
credits), 4.7% Zn, 3.9% Pb and 30g/t Ag, including:
o 180,000 tonnes of zinc, 150,000 tonnes of lead and 3.7 million ounces of silver.
• An Inferred resource of approximately 14Mt @ 6.5% Zn Equivalent (including Pb credits),
4% Zn, 2.7% Pb and 23 g/t Ag, including:
o 540,000 tonnes of zinc, 360,000 tonnes of lead and 10 million ounces of silver.
• A total resource of approximately 17Mt @ 6.9% Zn Equivalent (including Pb credits), 4.1%
Zn, 2.9% Pb and 24 g/t Ag, including:
o 720,000 tonnes of zinc, 510,000 tonnes of lead and 14 million ounces of silver.
Table 1: Summary of Indicated and Inferred mineral resources for the Toral property reported at
a 4.0% Zn equivalent cut-off grade (including Pb and Ag credits) and estimated grade and
tonnages at the various cut-off grades. Figures are rounded to reflect the accuracy of the estimate
and, as such, totals may not cast.
Contained Contained
Cut-Off Ag Troy
Tonnes Zn_Eq Zn Eq Zn Pb Ag Zn Pb
Zn Eq Density Oz
(Millions) (Pb)% (PbAg)% % % g/t Tonnes Tonnes
(PbAg)% (Millions)
(000s) (000s)
Indicated
6 2.8 2.9 9.5 10 5.3 4.5 34 150 130 3.1
5 3.3 2.9 8.9 9.5 5 4.2 32 170 140 3.4
4 3.8 2.9 8.3 8.9 4.7 3.9 30 180 150 3.7
3 4.1 2.9 7.9 8.5 4.4 3.7 29 180 150 3.8
Inferred
6 8 2.9 7.8 8.3 4.7 3.4 28 370 270 7.2
5 10 2.9 7.2 7.7 4.4 3 26 450 310 8.6
4 14 2.9 6.5 6.9 4 2.7 23 540 360 10
3 17 2.9 5.9 6.3 3.7 2.4 20 610 400 11
Total
6 11 2.9 8.2 8.8 4.8 3.7 30 520 390 10
5 14 2.9 7.6 8.1 4.5 3.3 27 620 450 12
4 17 2.9 6.9 7.3 4.1 2.9 24 720 510 14
3 21 2.9 6.3 6.7 3.8 2.7 22 790 560 15
Transitional Oxide Material
4 3 2.9 5.2 5.7 2.6 2.9 27 75 83 2.5
Unweathered Fresh Rock
4 14 2.9 7.2 7.7 4.5 3 24 650 430 11
*Zn Eq % is the calculated Zn equivalent incorporating lead credits; (Zn Eq (Pb)% = Zn + Pb*0.926). Zn Eq (PbAg)% is
the calculated Zn equivalent incorporating silver credits as well as lead; (Zn Eq (PbAg)% = Zn + Pb*0.926 + Ag*0.019).
Zn equivalent calculations were based on 3-year trailing average price statistics obtained from the London Metal Exchange
and London Bullion Market Association giving an average Zn price of US$2,680/t, Pb price of US$2,100/t and Ag price of
US$16.2/oz.
Notes:
1. No mineral reserve calculations have been undertaken. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
2. Numbers are rounded to reflect the fact that an Estimate of Resources is being reported as stipulated by JORC
2012. Rounding of numbers may result in differences in calculated totals and averages. All tonnes are metric tonnes.
3. Zn equivalent calculations were based on 3 year trailing average price statistics obtained from the London Metal
Exchange and London Bullion Market Association giving an average Zn price of US$2,680/t, Pb price of US$2,100/t
and Ag price of US$16.2/Oz. Recovery and selling factors were incorporated into the calculation of Zn Eq values. It
is the Company’s opinion that all the elements included in the metal equivalents calculation (zinc, lead and silver)
have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold.
4. Zn Eq (PbAg)% is the calculated Zn equivalent incorporating silver credits as well as lead and is the parameter used
to define the cut-off grade used for reporting resources (Zn Eq (PbAg)% = Zn + Pb*0.926 + Ag*0.019).
5. Zn Eq is the calculated Zn equivalent using lead credits and does not include silver credits (Zn Eq = Zn + Pb*0.926).
6. The Mineral Resource Estimate set out above for the zinc, lead and silver mineralisation in the Toral Project area
is based on a 3D geologic model and wireframe restricted block model that integrated the exploration work on the
Toral project up to 21 January 2020. The block model used uniform cell size of 25x10x25m to best suit the orientation
of the mineralisation and sample spacing. The block model was rotated by 20° in plan view to best match the trend
of mineralisation. Sub cells were applied to better fit the wireframe solid models and preserve accurate volume as
much as possible. Cells were interpolated at the parent block scale using an Ordinary Kriging.
7. Following statistical analysis and assessment of the updated assay composite database top cuts of 125g/t Ag were
applied to the data. No top cuts were applied for Zn or Pb.
8. The Indicated and Inferred mineral resource category for the Toral zinc-lead-silver project set out in Table 1 (at cut-
off grades >4% Zn Equivalent) comply with the resource definitions as described in the Australasian Code for
Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. The JORC Code, 2012 Edition. Prepared
by: The Joint Ore Reserves Committee of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute
of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia (JORC).
9. The tonnes and grades reported at a cut-off grade of 3% Zn equivalent are below the economic cut-off grade of 4%
and as such should not be considered mineral resources, they are shown here for comparison purposes only.
Date: 12-11-2020 01:59:00
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