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Aztec Minerals Corp (OTCQB: AZZTF) generates a steady flow of technical and corporate news as it advances its North American exploration portfolio. Company releases focus heavily on the Tombstone gold-silver & CRD project in southeastern Arizona and the Cervantes porphyry gold-copper project in Sonora, Mexico.
Recent Tombstone updates describe multi-phase reverse circulation and core drilling in and around the historic Contention open pit, the Southern Extension, Westside and Head Center areas. Aztec reports broad intervals of oxidized silver-gold mineralization from surface or shallow depths, expansion of the mineralized footprint to the west, east, north and south, and ongoing testing of deeper carbonate replacement deposit targets guided by NSAMT geophysical anomalies. Surface channel sampling and detailed mapping at Tombstone are also regular subjects of news, providing additional context on near-surface oxide mineralization.
At Cervantes, news items highlight step-out drilling at the California zone, where Aztec reports that every hole except one has intersected near-surface oxidized gold mineralization with minor copper values. Updates cover expansion of the California zone in multiple directions, interpretation of multi-element geochemistry consistent with a porphyry system, and metallurgical test work on oxide gold mineralization.
In addition to project results, Aztec’s news flow includes financing announcements, such as private placements to fund exploration, and investor relations activities like conference presentations and virtual webinars. Investors following AZZTF news can use this page to review drilling results, exploration plans, technical interpretations and corporate developments that the company discloses over time.
Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) announced positive initial results from its Phase 1 drilling program at the Tombstone project, confirming gold and silver mineralization near the Contention pit. Highlights include hole TR20-02, which returned 0.94 gpt gold and 42.1 gpt silver over 77.72 meters, and TR20-03 with 0.77 gpt gold and 25.2 gpt silver over 97.53 meters. All four holes drilled intersected significant mineralization, supporting historic drill results from 1993. The ongoing drilling program aims to explore for bulk tonnage, heap-leachable mineralization underneath the pit.
Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) announced promising results from its Phase 1 drilling program at the Tombstone project, confirming gold and silver mineralization. Four holes were drilled near the Contention pit, with hole TR20-02 yielding 0.94 gpt gold and 42.1 gpt silver over 77.72 meters (1.60 gpt AuEq). Another hole, TR20-03, returned 0.77 gpt gold and 25.2 gpt silver over 97.53 meters (1.07 gpt AuEq). The ongoing drilling program aims to explore further mineralization in the region, with significant results anticipated from additional holes.
Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) has reached an agreement to acquire two patented claims totaling 8.58 hectares and staked 17 new unpatented claims at the historic Tombstone Silver District in Arizona. This acquisition expands the Tombstone project footprint by approximately 88%, increasing it from 400 acres to 755 acres. The purchase price for the patented claims is USD $37,000, with a 120-day due diligence period before closing. Currently, Aztec is conducting a 2,900-meter drilling program at the site to explore gold-silver mineralization.
Aztec Minerals Corp. has completed the first five holes of its 20-hole Phase 1 reverse circulation drilling program at the Tombstone Property in Arizona, totaling 843 meters. This program aims to investigate shallow, bulk tonnage, heap-leachable gold-silver mineralization. Initial drilling intersected old mine workings, oxidized and hematite-rich breccias, and quartz-carbonate alteration structures. Results from the drilling samples are expected in three weeks. Additionally, Aztec has engaged Commodity-TV and Rohstoff-TV to enhance its investor relations for a three-month period.