Herencia finds more high grades

19th Oct 2011 08:20

Herencia Resources has unveiled further heartening results from its Patricia drilling programme at its Paguanta project, where Herencia is a 70% owner. The drill sourced 13m at 7.4% zinc, 2.6% lead and 133g per tonne silver, and in a separate drill 5m at 5.2% zinc, 2.8% lead and 86g per tonne silver. Herencia's managing director Michael Bohm said: "Again, Patricia appears to be delivering these consistent grade profiles. PTDD096 is a good hole and we have further deeper assays from this hole pending. Drilling is progressing on site and we expect to complete the Patricia drill program prior to Christmas."The Catherdral Vein hole 096 at the site also returned grades of 2m at 5.9% zinc, 1.1% lead and 84g/t silver from 142m. The share price rose 6.67& to 2p by 08:40.NR