# Aztec Engages Kappes, Cassiday & Associates to Advance Metallurgical Testing of Oxide Gold-Silver Mineralization at Tombstone Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aztec-engages-kappes-cassiday-associates-to-advance-metallurgical-testing-of-oxi--7a0c0579-1a0f-4490-ac14-868825962d80 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/AZT/news/4646833636546536/aztec-engages-kappes-cassiday-associates-to-advance-metallurgical-testing-of-oxi Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-07-02T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Aztec Minerals Corp. - Ticker: AZT - Exchange: TSX - Region: Arizona - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver - Document categories: Metallurgy, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-09-19 10:37:26 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Aztec Minerals Corp. has engaged Kappes, Cassiday & Associates \(KCA\) to perform initial bottle-roll NaCN leach testing on oxide gold-silver samples from the Tombstone Project in Arizona. The company also provided an update on its ongoing drilling campaign, which has completed 17,927 metres to date. Reasoning: The announcement details the engagement of a specialist firm for metallurgical testing, which is a standard de-risking step for an oxide gold-silver project, alongside an update on an active drilling program. - Positive factor: Engagement of specialized metallurgical consultant KCA - Positive factor: Planned bottle-roll testing to de-risk oxide mineralization - Positive factor: Ongoing drilling campaign with significant meterage completed Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Heap Leach Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected. Why it applies: The company engaged KCA, a specialist in heap leaching, to conduct bottle-roll NaCN leach testing. Evidence · text > KCA is known world-wide for its heap leach expertise **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: The release includes a sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Allen David Heyl\) who verified the sampling and analytical methods. Evidence · text > The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Allen David Heyl... a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. Why it applies: only one composite was tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aztec-engages-kappes-cassiday-associates-to-advance-metallurgical-testing-of-oxi--7a0c0579-1a0f-4490-ac14-868825962d80#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Tombstone Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Tombstone Project - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_az - Reported Region: Arizona - Ticker: AZT #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: bottle-roll NaCN leach - Sample: drill samples from multiple lithologic types and grade levels of oxidized gold-silver mineralization #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Initial testing phase to characterize oxide mineralization. - Positive factor: Specialized consultant engaged Evidence · text > engaged Kappes, Cassiday & Associates \("KCA"\) to conduct initial bottle-roll NaCN leach testing on samples from the Tombstone Project ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aztec-engages-kappes-cassiday-associates-to-advance-metallurgical-testing-of-oxi--7a0c0579-1a0f-4490-ac14-868825962d80#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Tombstone Project · silver #### Identity - Project: Tombstone Project - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_az - Reported Region: Arizona - Ticker: AZT #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: bottle-roll NaCN leach - Sample: drill samples from multiple lithologic types and grade levels of oxidized gold-silver mineralization #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Initial testing phase to characterize oxide mineralization. - Positive factor: Specialized consultant engaged Evidence · text > conduct initial bottle-roll NaCN leach testing on samples from the Tombstone Project... of oxidized gold-silver mineralization ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.