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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
Assay results for additional 3 holes of the core drilling program reported herein Hole 23-05...
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[{"type":"text","content":"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, ArizonaAssay results for additional 3 holes of the core drilling program reported hereinHole 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 AuThe core drilling program demonstrates presence of high-grade mineralization in the southern portion of the main Contention pitTC23-03, 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 levelThe 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 pitVANCOUVER, 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.High grade silver and gold was encountered in TC23-05 within a zone of oxidized, altered siltstones and sandstones and Qfp dike at a shallow depth between 19.8 m and 55.8 m. TC23-05 intersected a shallow, broad, oxidized zone of 36.0 m averaging 2.82 gpt Au and 176.64 gpt Ag (5.02 gpt AuEq), including 6.45 gpt Au & 408.47 gpt Ag (11.55 gpt AuEq) over a 15.5 m width. The drill hole intersected several high grade silver zones of 1.52 m of 1694 gpt Ag, 1.52 m of 380 gpt Ag, 1.52 m of 226 gpt Ag, 1.52 m 1470 gpt Ag as well as 1.52 m of 53.5 gpt Au. Gold equivalence (AuEq) was calculated using an 80:1 silver:gold ratio. The vertical drillhole TC23-05, along with T...