Emerita’s Drill Program at Salobro Zinc Project Yield Results

Emerita Resources (TSXV:EMO) has announced that it has received the initial diamond drilling results from its drill program at its Salobro zinc project in Brazil.

Based on a historical mineral resource estimate, the Salobro zinc-lead deposit is estimated to contain 8.3 million tonnes grading 7.12 percent zinc and lead.

The drill program was intended to expand the existing resource, and is progressing as planned, the company said.

As quoted in the press release:

Drillhole EMO-SALO-DDH-001 is an in-fill hole that intersected two mineralized zones which together extend over a core interval of 9.62 meters, with higher grade mineralization at the upper and lower parts of the zone separated by a 3.6 meter wide weakly mineralized section in the centre of the intercept. Vale’s historical drill hole PRM-SALO-FD-009, which was drilled within 24 meters of this intercept, returned 13.92 meters grading 10.39 percent zinc and 2.13 percent lead. Vale’s drillhole was not surveyed for deviation.

Drillhole EMO-SALO-DDH-002 was planned to test the up-dip extent of mineral resources at Orebody 1. The hole successfully intercepted mineralization at 108 meters (100 meters vertical) extending the mineralized zone approximately 30 meters up dip.

The key deliverable for the ongoing exploration program will be to complete a mineral resource estimate that meets NI 43-101 standards. Emerita is planning to release its inaugural mineral resource estimate at the Salobro Project in July 2018.

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