Aztec Minerals Commences Exploration Program at Cervantes Property
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Aztec Minerals Commences Exploration Program at Cervantes Property
Vancouver, Canada – July 25 , 2017 - Aztec Minerals Corp. (AZT: TSX -V) announces it has
commenced the 2017 exploration program at the Cervantes property in Sonora State, Mexico. Work now
underway includes a more detailed review of historic drill d ata not previously released, as well as
additional geological mapping and geochemical rock and soil sampling of the main California gold
prospect and the Jasper copper-gold prospect area immediately west of the California gold prospect area.
The main goal of this work is to better define the extent of gold -copper porphyr y mineralization on
surface for the Phase 1 drill program which is expected to commence after the rain season ends in
September-October. Phase 1 drilling will primarily target the surficial oxide gold zone with minor copper
which overlies the main IP chargeability anomaly, interpreted to be a large body of porphyry copper-gold
mineralization.
A more detailed review of historic drill data obtained from Industrias Penoles S.A. de C.V., who drilled 9
core holes totaling 1590 meters in 1996 and 5 reverse circulation holes totaling 927 meters in 1997, has
revealed several long drill intercepts of gold mineralization . Highlights inc lude 0.40 gpt gold over 99.4
m, 0.43 gpt gold over 88.1 m and 0.41 gpt over 141.1 m as shown in the table below.
Hole From (m) To (m) Width (m) Au (gpt)
CAL-1
CAL-2
CAL-3
58.3
55.4
0.0
0.0
80.43
78.4
99.4
18.40
22.13
23.0
99.4
18.4
0.215
0.398
0.403
0.543
69.85 99.40 29.55 0.742
CAL-5
42.75
92.55
130.85
109.40
88.1
16.85
0.426
1.164
CAL-9
0.00
2.10
141.1
9.50
141.1
7.40
0.410
0.629
23.10 64.00 40.90 0.960
CLF-1 22.33 64.96 42.63 0.47
52.78 64.96 12.18 0.832
Aztec has an incomplete dataset of the Penoles results , this data is historic and has not yet been verified
by Aztec, therefore Aztec is not relying on this information and is using it only as a guide to its Phase 1
exploration program.
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Recent mapping and interpretation suggests the main quartz feldspar porphyry intrusion and related gold -
copper mineralization dip steeply southeast whereas Penoles drilling assumed a northwest dip. New
mapping is focusing on quartz vein density and orientations which will be analyzed by stereonet software,
plotted, and utilized for drill targeting. A channel sampling program across the heart of the gold soil
anomaly over the California target will commence shortly, followed by exploration drill hole permitting.
The Jasper co pper prospect lies immediately west of the California gold prospect separated by a north -
south trending normal fault zone that appears to have dropped the west side down compared to the east
side. The main IP chargeability anomaly continues west across th e fault, suggesting that porphyry
copper-gold mineralization could continue to the west at depth. A 50m x 50m detailed soil survey was
completed last week over Jasper, augmenting and extending the California 50m x 50m survey.
Additionally, two known area s of copper oxide and gold mineralization were hand trenched over 10 to
20m width s through a complex mixture of highly fractured and silicious hornfels, meta sediments and
quartz feldspar porphyry . Trenching exposed numerous new areas of copper mineralizati on, including
neotocite and chryso colla saturation and localized chalcocite mineralization. A total of 60 rock chip and
channel samples were recently collected.
301 – 700 West Pender St, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1G8, Canada Tel. 604.685.9770 Fax. 604.685.9744
Joey Wilkins , B.Sc., P.Geo., is the Qualified Person who supervised the field work and approved the
technical disclosure in this news release. All samples, including certified standards and duplicates, have
been submitted to Bureau Veritas Laboratories in Hermosillo, Sonora.
About Aztec Minerals – Aztec is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of large
porphyry gold -copper deposits in the Americas . Our first project and core asset is the prospective
Cervantes gold-copper property in Sonora, Mexico. Aztec’s shares trade under the symbol AZT on the
TSX-V.
Contact Information - For more information, please contact:
Joey Wilkins, President and CEO
Tel: (604) 685-9770
Fax: (604) 685-9744
Email: [email protected]
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