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RE-TRANSMISSION: Aztec Receives Initial RC Drill Results from Tombstone Project, Arizona Including 0.94 gpt Gold and 42.1 gpt Silver (1.60 gpt AuEq) over 77.7m
4 holes drilled near centre of Contention pit confirm gold and silver mineralization in his...
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[{"type":"text","content":"RE-TRANSMISSION: Aztec Receives Initial RC Drill Results from Tombstone Project, Arizona Including 0.94 gpt Gold and 42.1 gpt Silver (1.60 gpt AuEq) over 77.7m4 holes drilled near centre of Contention pit confirm gold and silver mineralization in historic drilling20 hole program continues with results pending from historic gold and silver targets at north end of Contention PitCurrently drilling targets at south end of Contention pit and other targetsVANCVOUER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 29, 2020 / Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV:AZT)(OTCQB:AZZTF) announces it has received the results from the first five holes of its Phase 1 reverse circulation (RC) drilling program on the Tombstone project at the historic Tombstone silver mining district in southeastern Arizona.Four holes were drilled in a spoke pattern near the centre of the Contention open pit, highlighted by hole TR20-02 which returned 0.94 grams per tonne (gpt) gold and 42.1 gpt silver (1.60 gpt gold equivalent (AuEq) using an 80:1 silver:gold ratio) over 77.72 meters (m), and hole TR20-03 which returned 97.53 m grading 0.77 gpt gold and 25.2 gpt silver (1.07 gpt AuEq). Reported lengths are apparent widths, not true widths, which range from 20% to 50% of apparent widths.View drill sections here:Link to section view hole TR20-02 and hole TR20-04Link to section view hole TR20-03 and hole TR20-04Link to section view hole TR20-05 and hole TR20-04All 4 holes intersected extensive gold and silver mineralization, see table below, confirming the historic USMX drill results from 1993 and extending the mineralized zone at depth and along strike, below the Contention open pit. All four holes also intersected old mine workings, likely dating back to the late 1800's, indicating that the highest-grade bonanza mineralization in the area drilled was previously mined out.Higher grade intervals were also intersected in several drill holes. Drill hole TR20-02 intersected 3.18 gpt gold and 136 gpt silver (4.88 gpt AuEq) over 13.72 m surrounding an old mine working. Drill hole TR20-03 encountered 1.24 gpt gold and 31.7 gpt silver (1.64 gpt AuEq) over 35.05 m. Drill hole TR20-01 tested a parallel structure east of the Contention pit but did not intersect any alteration or mineralization.The area drilled near the centre of the pit (central spoke pattern) measures 145 meters north-south along strike by...