Energia Minerals Ltd. to provide an update on ongoing resource drilling and feasibility work at its 100%-owned Gorno Zinc Project in northern Italy, where strong results are continuing to be achieved in both the upper and lower levels of the Colonna Zorzone Deposit. Importantly, the latest drilling has demonstrated the potential for further growth in the upper levels of the deposit, where mining is expected to commence. A new diamond drill hole located to the west of the currently defined Indicated Resource, GDD134, encountered significant widths of mineralised Metalifero limestone. This is in an area that was previously thought to be largely barren based on a previous low-grade intersection in GDD013; however, with the success of GDD134, together with the mineralised intercepts in GDD128 and GDD130 reported in the Company's ASX Release of 21 December 2016 (for which assays are not yet available), at least four additional holes are now required to be drilled in this area. GDD134 encountered zinc mineralisation at a very low intersection angle and, although the true width is likely to be no more than 5-10m, the result is significant in that it establishes the lateral continuity of the mineralisation over a considerable strike length in this area and passed within 10m of GDD013, minimising its impact. It is important to note that GDD071, located to the north of GDD134, encountered a very high-grade intersection of 4.6m grading 25.6% Zn, 4.7% Pb and 71g/t Ag as previously reported. This positive development, which will require additional modelling and a modification to the mine plan, will result in a slight delay to the completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), which is now expected to be the end of April 2017. It is important to accurately define the Colonna Zorzone ore body in the upper levels for scheduling purposes, as this is where production is planned to commence and where the DFS will focus on optimising cash-flows in the early stages of the mining operation. At depth, drilling from the Exploration Decline is continuing with three rigs operating. The latest assay results from this area include an impressive intersection of 20.2m (true width estimated at 7m) grading 4.8% Zn, 1.7% Pb and 21g/t Ag achieved in GDD118, including an oxidized interval of 4.7m grading 14.6% Zn, 5.4% Pb and 65g/t Ag. Drilling to date in the lower levels has demonstrated that, although there is a core of strongly mineralised Metalifero below the 800 level, the overall strike length of the mineralisation has reduced. This is consistent with historical results reported by the previous owner, ENI, on the 600 level. Plant design work being carried out by GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants is also now close to completion and will be finalised as soon as the metallurgical testwork program is completed. Testwork is continuing to focus on increasing the zinc and lead recoveries generated from earlier work on the anticipated 15% of oxidised ore present within the Colonna Zorzone orebody. The results to date from this work have been very encouraging, and will be incorporated in the DFS once completed. Energia's Managing Director, Mr. Kim Robinson, said the latest drilling was continuing to demonstrate the overall robustness of the Colonna Zorzone Deposit as the cornerstone of the Gorno Zinc Project development.