Emerita Resources Corp. (TSXV: EMO) has received additional promising assay results from the 2022 delineation drilling at La Romanera Deposit at its wholly owned Iberian Belt West project (IBW) in Spain.
The company continues to have 13 drilling rigs on site on a 24-hour rotation.
Assay results have been received from four drill holes, LR028, LR024, LR020 and LR018. All intercepted significant mineralisation except LR018, which intercepted primarily massive pyrite.
Holes LR028, LR024 and LR020 are aligned along a similar elevation of approximately 225 m vertically below surface and extend across a horizontal distance of approximately 450 m. Massive sulphide mineralisation occurs in both the Upper and Lower lenses in holes LR024 and LR028. Hole LR024 occurs within the zone explored by previous companies in the 1970s and 1980s, and drillholes LR028 and LR020 are equidistant to the west and east from LR024 and occur outside the historic drilled zone. This demonstrates massive sulphide mineralisation extends along strike for at least 450 m at this elevation.
From east to west, the order of the drill holes presented is:
Drill Hole LR020:
Drill hole LR020 intercepted massive sulphide mineralisation only in the Lower Lens. The Lower Lens was intercepted from 281.7 m and encountered 16.6 m grading 0.3 % Cu; 0.5 % Pb; 0.9 % Zn; 1.2 g/t Au and 58.6 g/t Ag including 2.1 m grading 0.1 % Cu; 0.6 % Pb; 2.5 % Zn; 2.4 g/t Au and 105.6 g/t Ag. This drill hole represents a step out of 50 m east of LR007.
Drill Hole LR024:
Drillhole LR024 intercepted both the Lower and Upper massive sulphide lenses. The Upper Lens occurs from 285.2 m and intercepted 10.7 m grading 0.9 % Cu; 3.8 % Pb; 6.6 % Zn; 1.2 g/t Au and 129.7 g/t Ag. The interval between the two lenses is 22.4 m and is characterised by disseminated sulphide mineralisation. The Lower Lens consists of 30.0 m grading 0.5 % Cu; 0.6 % Pb; 0.5 % Zn; 3.0 g/t Au and 67.6 g/t Ag, including 7.5 m grading 0.3 % Cu; 0.9 % Pb; 0.1 % Zn; 7.2 g/t Au and 41.6 g/t Ag.
Drill Hole LR028:
Drill hole LR028 intercepted two lenses of massive sulphides. The Upper Lens occurs from 299.3 m with 4.4 m grading 0.3 % Cu; 2.0 % Pb; 7.3 % Zn; 1.1 g/t Au and 94.9 g/t Ag. The Lower Lens occurs 12.1 m below the Upper Lens and intercepted lower grade massive sulphides consisting of 2.8 m grading 0.5 % Cu; 0.1 % Pb; 0.1 % Zn; 0.3 g/t Au and 6.9 g/t Ag.
“Drilling to date carried out by the company shows the existence of two semi-parallel massive sulphide lenses, which appear to merge to the west, and importantly appear to continue at depth below the present drilling,” Joaquin Merino, President of Emerita, said.
“The strike extent also remains to be fully tested. At depth below approximately 500 m below surface both lenses remain open for further expansion potential with additional drilling.”
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