Balya

The Balya North royalty property is located in the historical Balya lead-zinc-silver mining district in northwestern Türkiye. EMX holds an uncapped 4% NSR royalty on Balya North, which is operated by Esan Eczacibaşi Endüstriyel Hammaddeler San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (Esan), a private Turkish company. Esan operates a lead-zinc mine and flotation mill on the property immediately adjacent to EMX’s Balya North royalty property.

Esan proceeded with underground development of the Balya North Deposit and on-site infrastructure with mining commencing in late 2021 (see EMX news release dated December 20, 2021). Zinc-lead-silver mineralized material has been stockpiled on site in preparation for processing at the Esan mill. Esan has advised EMX that it will likely begin processing the material in mid-2022.

Mineralization at Balya North consists of Zn-Pb-Ag rich skarn and carbonate replacement zones hosted in limestones and dacites at depths ranging from 10-20 meters to 200-300 meters. Esan has generated in-house resource, reserve, and engineering reports for Balya North, but these reports do not meet NI 43-101 reporting requirements.

 

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Decline at Balya Click to Enlarge
Progression of Decline at Balya Click to Enlarge
Lead-zinc-silver mineralized core sample from Balya. Click to Enlarge