District Metals published historic drill results from its recently acquired Svärdsjö project in the historic Bergslagen Mining district. The historic Svärdsjö Zn-Pb-Cu deposit was mined from the mid-1700s until 1989 and produced 1.03Mt @ 112g/t Ag, 6% Zn, 2.7% Pb, 0.6% Cu and 0.4g/t Au. Historic exploration by Boliden resulted in depth extension of the historic mines, returning e.g. 14.11m @ 7.78 % ZnEq in SVASJ-152. Diamond drilling further discovered two additional lenses SW of the historic mines, returning e.g. 15.55m @ 13.33% ZnEq at Fäbodgruvan and 20.35m @ 4.9% ZnEq at Vilnäset.
Plan view over the historic Svärdsjö mining area (Source: www.districtmetals.com)
