Drilling on Thurles Block

RNS Number : 5166E

Connemara Mining Company plc

01 June 2012

 



1 June 2012

Connemara Mining Company

Drilling on Thurles Block

The board of Connemara Mining (AIM: CON) announces that drilling began today on the Thurles block of three licences which lie about 5kms to the south of the Vedanta owned Lisheen zinc mine. 

Target depth is 350 metres.  This single hole is focused on a geological target identified in 2010 by an Induced Polarisation survey.  The nearest drillhole lies 2kms to the east.

Connemara is a diversified exploration company, with principal assets in base metal zinc/lead exploration licenses as well as shear hosted gold exploration licenses, in Ireland.  The company holds interests in 34 licenses covering an area of approximately 1,250 sq km.

Enquiries:

Connemara Mining Company Plc

John Teeling, Chairman                                                                                [phone]

Westhouse Securities Limited

Richard Baty                                                                                                       [phone]

Petre Norton

Optiva Securities Ltd

Jason Robertson                                                                                              [phone]

Jeremy King                                                                                                       [phone]

Blythe Weigh Communications                                                                [phone]

Tim Blythe                                                                                                          [phone]

Pembroke Communications

David O'Siochain                                                                                             [phone]

www.connemaramining.com

 

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