Canadian mining firm Hannan Metals Limited has begun drilling at its Kilmurry zinc, silver and lead target in Co Clare. The Vancouver-based firm said the target is located within a fault system that is over 15km in length, up to 2km wide and with a depth of over 700m.

“While awaiting drill permits on our vast and extensive Peruvian and Chilean copper targets, we look forward to drill testing what we believe to be one of the best grassroots zinc-silver-lead exploration targets developed in Ireland over the last decades,”  CEO Michael Hudson said.

“The target represents a rare opportunity in Europe’s premier zinc province to leverage the benefit of our past application of seismic technology in hard rock exploration.“

Drill testing had started –  and would  be completed by the end of May, he said.