{"id":6435,"date":"2024-02-28T00:31:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=6435"},"modified":"2024-02-28T00:31:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:31:58","slug":"zinc-of-ireland-shines-a-new-light-on-kildare-zinc-project-with-elevated-germanium-hits-up-to-433g-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=6435","title":{"rendered":"Zinc of Ireland shines a new light on Kildare zinc project with elevated germanium hits up to 433g\/t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Portable pXRF data indicates the potential of significant concentrations of germanium within all four key mineralised zones<br \/>\nElevated germanium up to 433g\/t has been highlighted in drillcore<br \/>\nZMI considers this encouraging given the abundance of historic high-grade zinc-lead intercepts that haven\u2019t been assayed for germanium<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special Report:<\/em> Preliminary pXRF data indicates the existing 11.3Mt zinc-lead resource at Kildare may host significant levels of germanium, another critical mineral used in high-tech applications under the weight of Chinese control over supply. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/zinc-of-ireland-zmi\/\">Zinc of Ireland (ASX:ZMI)<\/a> owns the Kildare project, home to a 11.3Mt resource @ 9% zinc-lead, in south-west of Dublin and within the +40km Rathdowney Trend, well-known for its zinc prospectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, the company\u2019s focus at Kildare has been driven by its similarities to the high-grade, profitable zinc mines nearby including the 22.8Mt underground Lisheen mine and the 9.7Mt underground Galmoy mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Kildare project. Pic: Supplied (ZMI)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary results obtained from pXRF analyses have highlighted the potential for Kildare to host significant quantities of germanium, a critical mineral used in semi-conductor chips which are essentially the building blocks for the technology used in IT, smartphones, EVs and military applications.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Heaps of drill core previously untested for germanium <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ZMI says it\u2019s encouraged by findings from a recent Energy Critical Element Study carried out by Kildare-based geological consultancy BRG, following pXRF analyses on 906 samples collected at 1m intervals from areas of previously identified zinc-lead mineralisation.<\/p>\n<p>The samples were taken from selected historic core within or adjacent to the Kildare resource block model and returned:<\/p>\n<p>14m with a maximum grade of 433 g\/t from 461.9m;<br \/>\n10m with a maximum grade of 359 g\/t from 477m; and<br \/>\n12m with a maximum grade of 428 g\/t from 369m.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this commissioned test work, ZMI says none of the 50,000m of drill core from Kildare has been assayed for germanium.<\/p>\n<p>The company is pleased with the results, given the abundance of historic high-grade zinc-lead intersections that haven\u2019t been assayed for the critical mineral.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Opens the path to new markets and partnerships <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While ZMI\u2019s understanding of the overall germanium content within the Kildare zinc-lead deposit remains at an early-stage the pXRF data potentially opens the company up to new markets, strategic partnerships and funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, there has been only sparsely reported germanium assaying along the Rathdowney Trend,\u201d ZMI non-executive chairman Peter Huljich says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new understanding of the potential relationship between zinc and germanium at Kildare gives us a high degree of confidence in our future work, which will include selected resampling and conventional sample analyses of existing drill core.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis comes at a time when China, who controls more than 60% of world\u2019s germanium supply, has banned exports of the metal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to use our existing data and drill core to expedite quantifying the germanium extent at potentially one of Europe\u2019s largest undeveloped deposits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What else is happening? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Drilling is set to kick off at the company\u2019s Cascade rare earths project near Esperance imminently, with other investment opportunities in the critical metals sector being actively pursued.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was developed in collaboration with Zinc of Ireland, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/zinc-of-ireland-shines-a-new-light-on-kildare-zinc-project-with-elevated-germanium-hits-up-to-433g-t\/\">Zinc of Ireland shines a new light on Kildare zinc project with elevated germanium hits up to 433g\/t<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/\">Stockhead<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portable pXRF data indicates the potential of significant concentrations of germanium within all four key mineralised zones Elevated germanium up to 433g\/t has been highlighted <a href=\"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=6435\" class=\"read-more-link\">[more&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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