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Aztec Reports Final Phase 2 RC Drill Results from Tombstone Project, Arizona; Including 2.44 gpt Gold and 66.56 gpt Silver (3.39 gpt AuEq) over 65.5 m with 16.80 gpt gold and 374.36 gpt silver (22.15 gpt AuEq) over 7.6 m
5 more holes drilled under the north and north-central Contention pit confirm and expand th...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aztec Reports Final Phase 2 RC Drill Results from Tombstone Project, Arizona; Including 2.44 gpt Gold and 66.56 gpt Silver (3.39 gpt AuEq) over 65.5 m with 16.80 gpt gold and 374.36 gpt silver (22.15 gpt AuEq) over 7.6 m5 more holes drilled under the north and north-central Contention pit confirm and expand the high grade, near surface, oxidized gold-silver mineralization23-hole program final results continue to expand the width and length of mineralization below the Contention PitVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 28, 2021 / Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) reports assay results for the final five holes, TR21-19 to 23, from its now completed 2021, Phase 2, 23-hole, 2,716 metre reverse circulation (RC) drill program on the Tombstone project which covers most of the historic Tombstone silver mining district in southeastern Arizona.The five holes were drilled on three fence patterns plus one additional hole to step out to the east, west, and north from the 2020 drill holes reported previously in the north and central parts of the Contention open pit. Two of the drill holes (TR21-21, 22) were twins of historic USMX drill holes TR-57 and TR-67, which along with one 2020 twin drill hole (TR20-18) verify the USMX drill data for use in a resource calculation.Every one of the five holes intersected near surface, oxidized gold-silver mineralization, three holes crossed old tunnels where presumably most of the highest-grade ores were previously mined, and all five holes bottomed in high grade mineralization, indicating the main mineralized zones are still open to depth and laterally.Drill HighlightsHole TR21-19 - 0.78 grams per tonne (gpt) gold and 81.60 gpt silver (1.94 gpt gold equivalent (AuEq)) over 9.1 meters (m). The intercept starts with a 1.5 m wide tunnel and the final interval assayed 1.154 gpt AuEq after which the hole had to be terminated due to caving. This hole stepped out 60 m east from section M, and indicates that the mineralization in the drill holes TR-03 to TR-05 and TR-20 appears to be separate and distinct from the mineralized zone mined in the open pit, which also remains open to the east (See section link).Hole TR21-20 - 0.25 gpt gold and 15.20 gpt silver (0.46 gpt AuEq) over 47.3 m including 7.6 m of open mine workings. The drill hole was terminated in mineralization due to caving with the last sam...