Broad Gold-Silver Oxide Mineralization Zones In Contention Open Pit Target Area
VANCOUVER - Aztec Minerals Corp. reported that drilling program at the Tombstone Property in Southeastern Arizona which continues to intersect broad gold-silver oxide mineralized zones as part of its step out RC drilling program in the Contention Open Pit target area.
TR24-10 intersected 0.67 gpt Au and 27.64 gpt Ag (1.02 gpt AuEq) over 88.2m including 9.2m of 4.23 gpt Au and 136.17 gpt Ag (5.93 gpt AuEq), followed by 0.05 gpt Au and 4.96 gpt Ag (0.11 gpt AuEq) over 25.8m. TR24-07 intersected 146.3 m at 0.39 gpt AuEq (0.21 gpt Au and 14.12 gpt Ag); including 13.7 m at 1.94 gpt AuEq (1.22 gpt Au and 57.61 gpt Ag). Hole TR24-06 intersected 0.39 gpt Au and 13.46 gpt Ag (0.56 gpt AuEq) over 45.7m and 0.14 gpt Au and 6.82 gpt Ag (0.22 gpt AuEq) over 39.6m
The drilling program targeted shallow zones, associated with recently completed surface exploration and 3D geological modelling, prospective for wide oxide gold-silver mineralization. The drilling program has completed 17 RC drill holes (3,100m) of Contention area step out targets and Westside Area first pass targets, with results from the first 8 holes now announced. Visual observations of the drilled sample materials and initial assay results continue to validate the potential bulk mineable oxide gold-silver geological setting as outlined in Aztec’s geological exploration model.
President & CEO, Simon Dyakowski, said, “Our initial drill results from the Tombstone RC drilling program commencing in late 2024 testing our updated geological model have not disappointed. The first 8 holes reported have returned strong grades of both gold and silver over broad widths and further expanded the shallow oxide mineralized zone, which is still open. With drilling now completed in this phase of exploration, we eagerly await the analysis and results of the remaining drill holes which targeted first pass drilling in the Westside Area, as well as the Southern Extension of the Contention Pit Zone.”