Key Local Support Reaffirmed For Arizona Mine Development
Arizona Metals Corp. (TSXV:AMC) has mobilised a second drill rig to the Kay Mine property in Arizona.
This addition will accelerate drilling under the fully-funded Phase 2 programme, which will consist of a minimum of 11,000 m in 29 core drill holes.
CEO, Marc Pais, said this expansion drill programme will test for new VMS lenses in anticlinal hinge zones identified to the north and south of recent drilling, as well as the up-plunge and down-plunge extensions of known hinges.
Drilling will begin at the Kay Mine targets and progress to targets on strike (north and south) of the Kay Mine, and then to Central and Western targets as permitting is completed. Permitting is currently underway for these targets and is progressing well.
The company also confirmed it met in person with newly-elected Yavapai County Supervisor, James Gregory, and Senator Karen Fann, who was recently re-elected as President of the Arizona State Senate. The purpose of the visit was to introduce Mr Gregory to the Kay Mine exploration programme, and also apprise Senator Fann of new developments at site since her site visit in February 2020.
“As the State Senator for this area, I am pleased to see the continued progress of Arizona Metals at its Kay Mine project since my first visit last year,” Senator Fann stated.
“I am very excited to have this company and project in my district, as Arizona Metals Corp. is the kind of company and operation we want to see in rural Arizona.
“The company continues to employ a thoughtful approach to doing things the right way, and this project has the potential to ultimately create hundreds of jobs and dynamic economic activity in the district.”
Mr Paid said the company appreciated both Supervisor Gregory and Senator Fann committing time to meet with the Arizona Metals team,
“We continue to operate in Arizona with the highest respect for the community, as good neighbours, as well as with the highest of environmental standards, towards the goal of advancing the Kay Mine to a production decision,” Mr Pais said.
“The addition of the second drill today will allow us to accelerate and expand the Phase 2 drill programme, designed to test previously defined targets both on strike and to the west of the Kay Mine.”
Arizona Metals Corp owns 100% of the Kay Mine Property in Yavapai County, which is located on a combination of patented and BLM claims totalling 1,300 acres that are not subject to any royalties.
An historic estimate by Exxon Minerals in 1982 reported a “proven and probable reserve of 6.4 million short tons at a grade of 2.2% copper, 2.8 g/t gold, 3.03% zinc, and 55 g/t silver.”
