Aztec Minerals Announces DTC Eligibility of its Common Shares in the

PO Box 10328 T: 604-685-9770

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Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5

Aztec Minerals Announces DTC Eligibility of its Common Shares in the

United States

Vancouver, Canada – March 21, 2022 - Aztec Minerals Corp. (AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF) announces that

its common shares traded in the United States under the symbol AZZTF on the OTCQB are now Depository

Trust Company ("DTC") eligible.

DTC, a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, manages the electronic clearing and

settlement of p ublicly-traded companies. Securities that are eligible to be electronically cleared and

settled through DTC are considered "DTC eligible". This electronic method of clearing securities speeds

up the receipt of stock and cash, accelerating the settlement process for investors and brokers, enabling

the stock to be traded over a much wider selection of brokerage firms.

Obtaining DTC eligibility for Aztec common shares increas es visibility and accessibility for current and

potential shareholders in the United States. It enables Aztec to expand its reach to a larger portion of the

global investment community, while providing a more efficient and seamless trading process.

“Simon Dyakowski”

Simon Dyakowski, Chief Executive Officer

Aztec Minerals Corp.

About Aztec Minerals – Aztec is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of large

polymetallic mineral deposits in the Americas. Our core asset is the prospective Cervantes porphyry gold-

copper property in Sonora, Mexico. Aztec also ha s control of the historic, district -scale Tombstone

properties host both bulk tonnage epithermal gold-silver as well as CRD silver-lead-zinc mineralization in

Cochise County, Arizona. Aztec’s shares trade on the TSX -V stock exchange (symbol AZT) and on the

OTCQB (symbol AZZTF).

Contact Information - For more information, please contact:

Simon Dyakowski, CEO or Bradford Cooke, Chairman

Tel: (604) 619-7469

Fax: (604) 685-9744

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.aztecminerals.com

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility

for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved

or disapproved the information contained herein.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute forward -looking statements under Canadian securities

legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects”

or “it is expected”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “will” occur. These

forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from results

contemplated by the forward -looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in

forward-looking statements. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward -looking

statements. When relying on forward -looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the

foregoing factors and other uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company

does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.