공시 • Jan 26
Arizona Metals Corp Announces the Results of an Additional Fourteen Drill Holes at its Kay Mine Project in Yavapai, County Arizona
Arizona Metals Corp. announced the results of an additional fourteen drill holes at its Kay Mine project in Yavapai, County Arizona. In Phase 2 drilling, the deposit has been tested to 860 m below surface (in Hole 42C) along a strike length of 300 m and drilling continues to expand Kay mineralization in all directions. Hole 42C continues to demonstrate exceptional vertical continuity of thickness and grade of the deposit at depth; deepest hole assayed, it has extended mineralization by 165 m down-plunge of hole 27B, and returned higher copper grade to date, 18.8%. Hole 46, one of shallowest holes to date, has also extended the deposit up-plunge by 35 m. Drilling is currently underway with three drill rigs to test for further extensions of high-grade mineralization, both laterally and targeting depths below 900 m. Hole KM-21-42C intersected 28 m at a grade of 3.8% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au, 0.3% Zn, and 13 g/t Ag, including a higher-grade interval of 5.5 m grading 14.6% Cu, 0.7 g/t Au, 0.2% Zn, and 38 g/t Ag. This hole extends the high-grade mineralization encountered in Hole 27B approximately by 165 m down-plunge to a depth of 860 m below surface. Hole 42C is the deepest hole assayed so far, and intersected the project’s highest copper grade to date: 18.8% (over 1.4 m from 850.7 m downhole). Hole KM-21-42A intersected 5.6 m at a grade of 6.2% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, 0.2 % Zn, and 40 g/t Ag, including a higher grade interval of 2.0 m grading 10.7% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, 0.1% Zn, and 62 g/t Ag. At 30 m farther downhole, this hole intersected 36 m at a grade of 0.6% Cu, 0.6 g/t Au, 1.4% Zn, and 11 g/t Ag. This hole extends the high-grade mineralization encountered in Hole 27B by approximately 145 m down-plunge to a depth of 835 m, and together with holes KM-21-42B and KM-21-42C defines a strike length at depth of approximately 75 m. Hole KM-21-46 intersected 12.4 m at a grade of 2.6 g/t Au, 0.7% Cu, 3.7% Zn, and 41 g/t Ag, including a higher grade interval of 2.8 m grading 5.2 g/t Au, 0.8% Cu, 6.8% Zn and 107 g/t Ag. One of the shallowest holes drilled to date, intersecting mineralization at a vertical a depth of 157 m, this hole extends mineralization by approximately 35 m up-plunge from hole 44. Hole KM-21-50 intersected 12.3 m at a grade of 2.3 g/t Au, 1.0% Cu, 6.4% Zn and 112 g/t Ag, including a higher grade interval of 3.4 m grading 3.6 g/t Au, 9.5% Zn, 2.6% Cu, and 208 g/t Ag. Sixteen meters deeper, this hole intersected 53 m grading 0.4% Cu, 0.8 g/t Au, 1.3% Cu, and 36 g/t Ag, including 7.5 meters grading 1.9 g/t Au, 2.6% Zn, 113 g/t Ag, and 0.3% Cu. Hole 50 confirms good continuity of the new mineralized zone approximately 60 m up-plunge of holes 24 and 26. Hole KM21-52A intersected 29.4 m grading 1.1 g/t Au, 1.4%Zn, 52 g/t Ag, and 0.3% Cu, including a higher grade interval of 6 m at a grade of 2.6 g/t Au, 1.6% Zn, 120 g/t Ag, and 0.3% Cu. Forty-four meters deeper, this hole intersected 21.2 m at a grade of 0.9 g/t Au, 0.8% Zn, 0.1% Cu, and 27 g/t Ag, including a higher grade interval of 4.6 m grading 2.2 g/t Au, 1.3% Zn, and 69 g/t Ag. This deeper interval was intersected at a vertical depth of 817 m and confirms good continuity of mineralization below hole 27B and above holes 42 and 42B. KM-21-57A: Located about midway in the 165 m gap between holes 27B (above) and 42C (below) in the deepest parts of the deposit drilled so far. This hole intersected stringer, semi-massive, and massive sulfide mineralization in two sections over downhole lengths of approximately 7 m and 38 m, starting at 728.6 and 762.3 m hole depth, respectively. Some sections of core reach 80% total sulphides. KM-21-57B: Located 25 m downdip and north of 57A. Shows a ~58-m section of sulfide mineralization from 757.6 m downhole, with up to 75% chalcopyrite. KM-21-58A: In the middle of the deposit, midway between holes 28 and 40. Beginning at 597.1 m downhole, intersected approximately 63 m of sulfide mineralization, comprising massive, semi-massive, and stringer sulfide styles with up to 90% total sulfides. KM-21-60: This is one of a series of holes testing continuity and the northern extent of mineralization near the middle of the deposit’s vertical extent. This hole intersected numerous sections of massive, semi-massive, and stringer mineralization over a down-hole distance of 84 m. This confirms excellent continuity in the 100-m gap between holes 26 and 40, and along with hole 58B (assays pending) adds 15-20 m of additional thickness of mineralization into the footwall in this area. On January 15th, 2022, the Company initiated a ground loop electromagnetic (EM) survey, in order to refine and test the depth extensions of numerous previously untested exploration targets identified by the 2019 helicopter-borne EM survey. The survey will make a detailed examination of targets to the north and south of the Kay Mine, as well as the Central and Western targets.