IMC, announced assay results from its first drillhole in a 1,000m drilling programme at its West Avoca property on PL 3850 Co. Wicklow, Ireland. The drill programme is focused on exploring the unmined south-western extension of the Avoca Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag-Au deposit. Drill hole 21-3850-01 tested the down dip extent of an historic intercept (9m grading 10.3% zinc and 4.8% lead) and intercepted 18.7m (158.7-177.4m) of mineralisation grading 4.7% zinc and 1.8% lead (6.5% zinc+lead). The 18.7m interval includes 2.8m grading 9.3% zinc and 3.3% lead (12.6% zinc+lead). A further 2.2m section assayed 70.3 g/t silver. A deeper, 13m wide (193.4-206.4m) intercept, assayed 1.6% zinc+lead. Both the upper and lower intervals have a gold grade of 0.1g/t over the respective widths (maximum 0.43m grading 0.64 g/t gold). The newly drilled intercepts are up to 60m down dip from the nearest historical intercept and geological correlations indicate a minimum dip extent of mineralisation of 140m. The mineralisation remains open in all directions except to the north-east which has been mined. IMC plans that the drill programme will allow an independent resource calculation to be undertaken in addition to that already in place for the spoils? and tailings? project.