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Aztec Summarizes 2024 Exploration Drill Program at Tombstone Project, Arizona - Multiple, New, Shallow, Thick and High-Grade Gold-Silver Intercepts significantly expand the Contention Zone and a First Pass Discovery in the Westside Zone
(TheNewswire) Vancouver, Canada – TheNewswire - February 19, 2025 - Aztec Mi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aztec Summarizes 2024 Exploration Drill Program at Tombstone Project, Arizona - Multiple, New, Shallow, Thick and High-Grade Gold-Silver Intercepts significantly expand the Contention Zone and a First Pass Discovery in the Westside Zone\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Vancouver, Canada –\n \n\n TheNewswire -\n \n\n February 19, 2025 - Aztec Minerals Corp.\n(AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF)\n \n\n (“Aztec” or the\n“Company”) summarizes the results of the recently completed 2024,\n17-hole, 3,129 meter (m) reverse circulation (RC) drill program on the\nTombstone Project which covers most of the historic Tombstone silver\nmining district in Southeastern Arizona.  The program was successful\nin significantly expanding the footprint of the wide and shallow\npotentially bulk mineable style of oxide silver-gold mineralization.\n \n\n\n\n Contention Southern Extension Zone\nHighlights:\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Bonanza grade Silver Intersection in\nTR24-16 of 7,269 gpt AgEq\n \n\n (233.7 opt AgEq – 3,669 gpt Ag, 44.7 gpt Au)\n \n\n over 1.52 m\n \n\n , within a\nzone of\n \n\n 569 gpt AgEq (18.3 opt\nAgEq – 290 gpt Ag, 3.48 gpt Au) over 25.8 m\n \n\n ,\nrepresenting the\n \n\n highest\nsilver grade\n \n\n encountered in drilling to-date by\nAztec at the Tombstone Project\n \n\n\n\n\n\n The\n \n\n TR24-16\n \n\n intercept in the South Extension of\nthe Contention pit intersected multiple zones of oxide Ag-Au\nmineralization including\n \n\n 106.4m of 147.9 gpt AgEq (1.85 gpt AuEq – 76.2 gpt Ag and 0.90 gpt\nAu)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n The TR24-16 bonanza intercept is\nlocated along the Contention Pit trend 439 m SSW along strike from the\nprior bonanza intercept in TC23-01\n \n\n (3,477 gpt Ag\nand 0.12 gpt Au (3,485.1 gpt AgEq) over 1.52 m\n \n\n\n\n\n\n The deep oxidation, alteration and mineralization\nreported in TR24-16 supports the concept that the large AMT anomaly\nfurther down dip may potentially be mineralized\n \n\n\n\n\n\n The 2024 RC drilling program has concluded, and\n \n\n the oxide Ag-Au mineralization\nremains open in all directions, further supporting the potential for\nthe increase in the footprint of shallow oxide silver-gold\nmineralization in the vicinity of the Contention Zone\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Contention Main Zone\nHighlights:\n \n\n\n\n\n\n DH\n \n\n TR24-10\n...