Resource World Magazine

30 www.resourceworld.com A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 8 worked in Ireland as a young geologist before becoming President and CEO of Trevali Mining. "You can work year around and you don't need choppers because you can drive everywhere," he said. The downside is the high amount of rain in Ireland and the fact that there are people everywhere. Also, many explora- tion companies find themselves working in agricultural belts. Still, Cruise said a number of Irish explorers are using new techniques to help in the search for new discoveries. Group Eleven, back in January 2018, tabled results from an initial re-inter- pretation of existing seismic data at the Ballinalack zinc-lead project. The project is a joint venture between Group Eleven (60% equity interest) and Shenzhen Zhongjin Nonfemet Company Ltd. (40% equity interest), a China-based mining and processing company, one of the world's largest zinc producers. The study led to a new interpretation of the regional struc- ture of the Ballinalack property which suggests a larger southeast dipping struc- ture off the existing historical estimate (7.7 million tonnes, grading 7.3% zinc + lead). "While at a preliminary stage, the new seismic re-interpretation is a radical rethink of the structural framework of the Ballinalack area and could be transforma- tional for the project," said Group Eleven CEO Bart Jaworski. He said the study has the potential to add high-priority drill targets which would complement Group Eleven's suite of known targets along strike and at depth from the historical estimate. "We look forward to results from our ongoing drill program, as well as, the continuation of our regional rethink on the balance of our 320,000-hectare land package across the historically overlooked part of the camp in southwest Ireland," Jaworski said. Hannan is also active in Ireland with its 100% interest in the Clare zinc-lead-silver- copper project in County Clare acquired from Lundin Mining. There are two known Waulsortian-hosted zinc-lead deposits on the property, including the flagship Kilbricken prospect and smaller Milltown prospect, where Belmont Resources Ltd. [BEA-TSXV] intersected 13.3 metres at 5.8% lead, 10.5% zinc from 45.4 metres while drilling in 1994. According to a NI 43-101 compliant technical report, the Kilbricken Project has indicated resources of 2.7 million tonnes of 8.8% zinc equiva- lent, including 1.4 million tonnes at 10.8%, plus inferred resources of 1.7 million tonnes at 8.2% zinc equivalent, including 0.6 mil- lion tonnes at 10.4% zinc equivalent. Hannan began a resource expansion drill program in April 2017 at Kilbricken. "Our double-pronged exploration strat- egy in Ireland is now taking shape," said Hannan Chairman and CEO Michael Hudson. He said drilling near Kilbricken in 2017 successfully expanded the miner- alized footprint outside the resource area. In a January 2018 press release, the com- ZINC

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