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Blue Moon Announces Updated Mineral Resource Estimate
Oct. 03, 2017 09:13AM PST
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Blue Moon Zinc Corp. (TSXV: MOON; US OTC: BMOOF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce a Mineral Resource update for its 100% owned Blue Moon zinc deposit. The deposit now comprises 3.7 million tons in the Indicated Mineral Resource category grading 8.3% zinc equivalent (“ZnEq”) and 4.1 million tons of Inferred Mineral Resources grading 7.8% …
Blue Moon Zinc Corp. (TSXV: MOON; US OTC: BMOOF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce a Mineral Resource update for its 100% owned Blue Moon zinc deposit. The deposit now comprises 3.7 million tons in the Indicated Mineral Resource category grading 8.3% zinc equivalent (“ZnEq”) and 4.1 million tons of Inferred Mineral Resources grading 7.8% ZnEq, both at a 4.0% ZnEq cut-off grade.
As quoted in the press release:
Patrick McGrath, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The updated Mineral Resource contains an estimated 377 million pounds of zinc in the Indicated Mineral Resource category and a further 395 million pounds of zinc in the Inferred Mineral Resource category, both at a conservative 4.0% ZnEq cut-off grade. The Mineral Resource update coupled with prior metallurgical testing by Lakefield Research in 1998 (now SGS) which indicated excellent recovery and a clean concentrate, gives us confidence to proceed with the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Blue Moon deposit.”
