Aztec Minerals Corp V.AZT

Aztec Drills Bonanza Grade Silver of 3,477 gpt Ag

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• Bonanza Grade Silver intersection of 3,477 gpt Ag (111.96 oz/t) over 1.52 m, within a zone of 733.9 gpt Ag (23.63 oz/t) over 7.6 m, is the highest silver grade encountered to-date by Aztec at the Tombstone Project
• TC23-01 (243m TD), the first 2023 hole drilled near the center of the Contention pit, confirmed gold and silver mineralization in historic workings and below the depths of the 2021 drilling, past the water table, and near the eighth level workings
• Core drilling program continues with results pending from gold and silver targets at the center and southern end of Contention Pit
• Currently drilling targets at south end of Contention pit and other targets

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2023 / Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) announces it has received the results from the first drill hole of its ongoing 2023 core drilling program at the Tombstone project in the historic Tombstone silver mining district in southeastern Arizona. Aztec holds a 75% interest in the Tombstone Property Joint Venture, which includes most of the original patented mining claims in the district as well as some recently acquired properties.

Aztec Drills Bonanza Grade Silver of 3,477 gpt Ag (111.96 oz/t Ag) over 1.52 m within a zone of 733.9 gpt Ag (23.63 oz/t Ag) over 7.6 m, part of a broader intercept of 0.58 gpt Au and 72.19 gpt Ag (1.63 AuEq) over 125.0 m in first hole of 2023 Core Drilling Program at Tombstone Project, Arizona (accesswire.com)