Hannan Metals Limited (“Hannan” or the “Company”) (TSXV:HAN) (OTCPK:HANNF) is pleased to announce the commencement of a 40.6 line kilometre 2D seismic survey at the 100%-owned County Clare exploration license, which hosts the Kilbricken zinc-lead-silver deposit, Ireland. The survey will cover the most prospective areas within the 32,223 Ha prospecting licence area, and is designed to identify and map the geological structures that host and control base metal mineralization.
- A 40.6 line kilometre 2D seismic survey has commenced across Hannan’s County Clare 100% owned prospecting licence area, employing the latest seismic geophysical exploration techniques used by the oil and gas industry;
- The survey will extend from the Kilbricken zinc-lead-silver resource area and will extend over an area of 12 kilometre by 14 kilometre within the Clare Basin where potential is very high for additional base metals discoveries (Figure 1);
- Seismic is not a technique commonly used in hard rock mining and is more popular in the oil and gas industry. Hannan is one of only a handful of exploration companies to use the method globally;
- The survey has the potential to propel understanding of the regional geology of the Clare Basin in a technological way, not previously possible. The survey aims to map subsurface structures that may host mineral deposits, allowing for highly effective drill targeting when used in combination with other data.
Mr. Michael Hudson, CEO and Chairman, states: “The application of an innovative technology such as seismic to our exploration program provides Hannan the opportunity to greatly accelerate discovery rate at our County Clare zinc project. Hannan is one of few hard rock companies to apply seismic surveying to mineral exploration globally. The geological data collected will allow our geological experts to identify structures that may host base metal deposits in the both the local area surroundin