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Arizona Mining (TSX:AZ) has announced results of a further two exploration drill hole from its current drill program targeting the expansion of the Taylor Zn_Pb-Ag sulfide deposit located on its 100 percent owned Hermosa Project in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. As quoted in the press release: HDS-348 represents a step out east of the resource …
Arizona Mining (TSX:AZ) has announced results of a further two exploration drill hole from its current drill program targeting the expansion of the Taylor Zn_Pb-Ag sulfide deposit located on its 100 percent owned Hermosa Project in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
As quoted in the press release:
HDS-348 represents a step out east of the resource and deepening of HDS-145, which was terminated due to drilling difficulties just above the sulfide horizon in a previous drill campaign. Drilling intersected seven distinct zones of mineralization including 31 feet grading 8.78% zinc, 6.10% lead, 1.49% copper, and 27.82 opt silver.
HDS-350 was an angle drill hole targeting the expansion of the resource mineralization to the southwest onto the Company’s unpatented mining claims. The success of this drill hole fills a gap in the resource model and continues to support the continuity of the mineralized zones in the resource. The drill hole encountered eleven (11) distinct zones of mineralization totalling 460 feet of aggregate thickness. Most notable among the intersections is 63.5 feet grading 18.99% zinc, 11.05% lead, 0.21% copper and 2.22 opt Ag and 137.5 feet grading 4.90% zinc, 4.27% lead, 0.04% copper and 1.41 opt Ag.
CEO Jim Gowans commented, “The mineralization in HDS-348 and HDS-350 are significant as they indicate the continuation and continuity of the Taylor Deposit resource. HDS-350 is a very robust series of ore grade intervals which fill a gap in the resource data on the southwest side of the deposit. HDS-348 has provided much needed data on the opposite side of the deposit where previous drilling was too shallow to evaluate the sulfide potential. These drill results will be very accretive to the overall resource.”