Aztec Minerals Increases Drilling Program by 4,500 Meters and Commences Downhole Geophysical Survey of Core Holes at Tombstone Project, Arizona
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Aztec Minerals Corp.
- Ticker
- AZT
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Arizona
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Other, Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 11:45:17 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Aztec Minerals has approved an expansion of its Tombstone Project drilling program in Arizona, adding 4,500m of RC drilling for a total of approximately 17,000m. The company is also commencing downhole electromagnetic surveys to target potential massive sulfide mineralization below the shallow oxide gold-silver system.
Reasoning: The company is expanding its exploration footprint at the Tombstone project with additional RC drilling and geophysical surveys, targeting both shallow oxide and deeper sulfide mineralization.
Positive factors
- Expansion of drilling program by 4,500m
- Commencement of downhole EM surveys to target massive sulfides
- Focus on oxide gold-silver mineralization
- Step-out drilling targeting extensions of known mineralization
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The company is conducting step-out drilling to test strike and dip extensions of the shallow oxide mineralization.
Evidence · text
“It is anticipated that possible targeting could include strike and dip extensions of the shallow oxide mineralization”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 data and sampling methods.
Evidence · text
“The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Allen David Heyl, B.Sc., CPG - AIPG No.11277, VP Exploration of Aztec, a Qualified Person under NI43-101.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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