Aztec Drilling Intersects 2.82 gpt Gold & 176.64 gpt Silver - Assay results for additional 3 holes of the core drilling program reported herein
- Hole 23-05 intersected multiple high-grade silver-gold zones within a broad, oxidized, 36.0 m mineralized zone of 5.02 gpt AuEq, including 1.52 m of 1694 gpt Ag (54.5 oz/t Ag) and 1.52 m of 1470 gpt Ag (47.3 oz/t Ag) with 1.52 m of 53.5 gpt Au
- The core drilling program demonstrates presence of high-grade mineralization in the southern portion of the main Contention pit
- TC23-03, TC23-04, and TC23-05 expanded mineralization around the Contention pit to the east and at depth, confirmed gold and silver mineralization in historic workings near the sixth level
- The 7-hole core drilling program is now complete, with assay results pending from targets drilled in the South Contention pit and the northern end of the Contention pit
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 5, 2023 / Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) announces it has received assay results from three drill holes of its 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.The three drill holes are part of a recently completed 7-hole program that was drilled in a fan-grid pattern over the length of the Contention open pit. Multiple underground mine workings were intersected in all the drill holes.
Aztec Drilling Intersects 2.82 gpt Gold & 176.64 gpt Silver (5.02 gpt AuEq) over 36.0 m with 6.45 gpt Gold & 408.47 gpt Silver (11.55 gpt AuEq) over 15.5 m at the Tombstone Project, Arizona (accesswire.com)