Aztec Minerals Reports High-Grade Gold and Silver at Tombstone
Aztec Minerals (TSX-V: AZT / WKN A2DRF0) announced strong results from its Tombstone project in Arizona, confirming extensive, near-surface gold-silver oxide mineralization in the Contention target area. The 2025 drilling program included three additional reverse circulation (RC) drill holes with notable findings.
Key Drill Results
- Drill hole TR25-17 intersected 36.5 m at 8.14 g/t gold and 49.67 g/t silver starting from 9.1 meters depth, including a high-grade section of 4.6 m at 58.5 g/t gold and 158.0 g/t silver from 16.7 meters.
- TR25-17 also revealed two oxide mineralization zones: a wide main zone (36.5 m) and a deeper zone with 16.7 m at 0.42 g/t gold and 1.0 g/t silver.
- The adjacent hole TR25-17A yielded 18.2 m at 0.58 g/t gold and 0.58 g/t silver (reported as 53.08 g/t silver equivalent), ending in an open stope over 7.6 m; the starting point for TR25-17 was adjusted slightly based on this.
- TR25-16, located about 45 meters to the south, intersected 50.2 m at 0.67 g/t gold and 42.67 g/t silver, plus a secondary zone of 9.1 m at 0.92 g/t gold and 8.7 g/t silver.
So far, Aztec has completed 29 RC drill holes in the program, with results from 16 holes still pending.
Aztec Minerals reported that the data “once again confirm the extensive, near-surface gold-silver oxide mineralization in the Contention target area.”
These results reinforce the potential of the Tombstone project as a significant source of high-grade gold and silver.
Author’s Summary: Aztec Minerals’ Tombstone project continues to deliver impressive high-grade gold and silver results near surface, strengthening its exploration prospects in Arizona.