Eastern Metals Limited announced that Metallurgical testwork conducted on two composite samples from diamond drill core at Browns Reef has shown that high grade zinc and lead concentrates with good metal recoveries can be expected from the company's Browns Reef polymetallic base metal sulphide deposit in the Cobar Basin near Lake Cargelligo in Central Western New South Wales. The separate zinc and lead concentrates should be easily marketed. Metallurgical Testwork: Metallurgical testwork was conducted on two composite samples of base metal sulphide mineralisation intersected in holes drilled some years ago by a previous owner of the Company's Browns Reef polymetallic base metal project.

This work showed that zinc and lead recoveries to concentrates of over 80% could be expected. Flotation tests showed that concentrates with 55% to 60% metal content could be achieved for both zinc and lead. Silver mostly reports to the lead concentrate and copper predominately to the zinc concentrate.

The metal recoveries to concentrate and the grades of the zinc and lead concentrate are in line with the best performing Australian base metal operations. The concentrates should be readily saleable to smelters. Eastern Metals intends to conduct additional metallurgical testwork on samples collected from its own drilling at its recently discovered Evergreen zone at Browns Reef.

Typical metal grades at Evergreen are higher than the grades of the composite samples tested by the previous owner. Metallurgical performance may be better due to the higher-grade mineralisation.