Kootenay Silver Inc. reported that Aztec Minerals Corp. has announced the results of the final 6 core drill holes from its 17-hole phase I drill program totaling 2,674 meters conducted on Kootenay’s Cervantes gold project, located in Sonora State, Mexico.

Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSXV:KTN) reported that Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSXV:AZT) has announced the results of the final 6 core drill holes from its 17-hole phase I drill program totaling 2,674 meters conducted on Kootenay’s Cervantes gold project, located in Sonora State, Mexico.

Highlights are as follows:

- Recent drilling highlights include 0.48 grams per tonne (gpt) gold, 0.07 percent copper and 2.0 gpt silver over 85.2 meters (approximate true width) in hole CER15, with a higher grade intercept of 0.66 gpt gold over 30.2 meters. A total of 17 core holes were drilled for a total of 2,674 meters in the California and Jasper prospect areas, including 3 holes lost at shallow depths due to difficult drilling conditions.

As quoted in the press release:

The final six holes successfully intersected long intervals of porphyry-type gold (copper, silver) mineralization and extended the strike length to more than 800 meters at the California and the Jasper prospect areas. Recent drill highlights include 0.48 grams per tonne (“gpt”) gold, 0.07 percent copper and 2.0 gpt silver over 85.2 meters (approximate true width) in hole CER15, with a higher-grade intercept of 0.66 gpt gold over 30.2 meters. Click the following links to view a drill plan and long section.