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Global Spain: Europa drill rigs mobilised Lead-zinc exploration company Europa Metals has mobilised a reverse circulation (RC) and a diamond drilling rig (the ‘combination rig’) to its Toral lead-zinc-silver project in the Province of León, northern Spain. T he combination rig and associated operating crew have been supplied by Sondeos y Perforaciones Industriales de Bierzo SA and will be overseen by Europa’s on-site exploration team. The company has also successfully completed the relogging of certain priority historical drill core from Toral stored at the National Litoteca in Andalucía, Spain, and is currently evaluating the results. After the arrival of the rigs, drilling will commence to initially ascertain the potential continuation of the mineralised structure outside of the current defined JORC (2012) resource area. With a significant inferred resource estimate already established for the main Toral project area, the extension drilling to the east will seek to identify the presence of further mineralisation/hosting structures. Subsequent to completion of the extension drilling, the company will concentrate on drilling within the upper zone of the identified JORC (2012) resource area, before moving on to a Phase Two programme, targeting key areas within the high-grade zone of the inferred resource to increase resource confidence levels. Following an intensive process conducted over six weeks, Europa’s new geological team has successfully relogged all priority intersections f rom the historical drill core stored at the National Litoteca, located in Andalucía, Spain. In summary, the key work undertaken was as follows: • A focus on the highest grade and structurally important drill holes; www.miningmirror.co.za • Relogging of the entirety on-site team, drilling will commence. of each historical drill hole The first phase drill programme is incorporating characteristics highly focused on establishing the within the limestones and presence of the hosting structure slates within the new database and possible further mineralisation (previously the information outside of the main Toral project only covered the mineralised area. We then plan to initiate a envelope), which has served further campaign to add value to to provide valuable data on our ongoing scoping study work by weathering profiles; drilling within the known resource • Lithology and structural envelope,” says Campion. Laurence controls; and Read, executive director of Europa • Extensive specific gravity Metals, says the Europa Metals measurements taken within team has performed to a very high the mineralised envelope and standard. b country rock to contrast with those previously taken, and utilised, within the maiden JORC (2012) resource estimate. (Pty) Ltd According to Myles SPRINGS – GAUTENG - SOUTH AFRICA Campion, executive/ technical director at Europa, the team is Established 1959 currently assessing the data sets. “Our • Local design & manufacture of Water Chillers and enhanced understanding specialised cooling systems. of the host structure is » Locally ma nufactured : 800W to 75kW already informing future » Extended range : 90kW to 280kW workflows and targets • Customised / special chillers on request for the company,” says • Preferred supplier of chillers for laboratories and Campion. Campion adds analytical industry that the Toral lead-zinc- • Temperature controllers (water to water & air to water) silver project’s scoping • Industrial drinking water coolers study, which is being conducted by Addison • Demo, second hand & hire chillers available Mining Services, remains • Standard and salt water shell / tube condensers and on schedule and to evaporators budget. • Extensive spares holding to support chiller range “The combination drill • After sales technical support & maintenance rig has been mobilised to • Network of preferred / authorised agents countrywide Toral on schedule; once and selected African countries all the requisite checks Tel: 0027 (11) 362 6500 have been completed by the operators and our NOVEMBER 2018 MINING MIRROR WATER CHILLERS [9]