SMM网讯：Ferrum Crescent公司近日公布西班牙Toral矿山储量预估报告，预计该矿山拥有67万吨锌矿，54万吨铅矿和1300万盎司白银矿。

　　博福证券（Beaufort Securities）表示，Toral项目储量估计是该公司一个重要的里程碑。“我们受到储量估计报告的利好展望，并期待进一步更新，同时管理层将继续评估托拉矿床的经济潜力。与此同时，我们维持对该公司股票的买入建议。”

　　据该公司介绍，最初的储量预估将把Toral列为潜在的“世界级”铅锌项目。在接下来的几个月里，Ferrum会进行审查，并提交给股东和贸易部门。

　　Ferrum执行董事Laurence Read说：“我们目前计划对JORC储量进行估计和增加规模，并进行初步的经济评估。

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　　Ferrum Crescent Publishes Maiden Resource for Lead-Zinc Project

　　The report shows Toral holds approximately 16 million tonnes at 6.9 percent zinc equivalent, including lead credits, and 25 grams per tonne silver. It points to estimated metal content of 670,000 tonnes of zinc, 540,000 tonnes of lead and 13 million ounces of silver.

　　The European exploration company has hit a milestone with the release of an initial resource estimate for its Toral project in Spain.

　　The estimate uses a zinc price of US$2,400 per tonne, a lead price of US$2,000 and a silver price of US$17 per ounce, which, although conservative, was deemed appropriate by Ferrum at this stage in the project’s development.

　　“The … silver represents a significant potential contribution to the overall project economics and as we progress our work I am sure its presence will impact favourably on financial models,” Campion added.

　　According to the company, this initial resource estimate positions Toral as a potential “world-class” lead-zinc project. In the next few months, Ferrum will carry out review work and present it to shareholders and the general trade sector.

　　“Our immediate objective now is to build on this maiden JORC resource estimate and increase its size and … carry out a preliminary economic assessment,” said Laurence Read, executive director at Ferrum.

　　In a note to clients, analysts at Beaufort Securities said the resource estimate is an important milestone for the company. “We are encouraged [by the] initial resource estimate and look forward to further updates as management continues to evaluate the economic potential of the Toral deposit. In the meantime, we maintain our speculative buy on the stock,” the analysts commented.

　　On Tuesday, Ferrum Crescent’s share price closed up 8.51 percent in London, at GBX 0.12. The company has been on an uptrend since the start of the year, and has climbed 190.7 percent year-to-date.

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