Aztec Minerals Increases Tombstone Drilling Program by 3,500 Meters

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / Aztec Minerals Corp. (AZT:TSXV)(OTCQB:AZZTF) ("Aztec" or the "Company") announces that the Tombstone Property Joint Venture Management Committee met recently and approved a further expansion of the ongoing drill program by 3,500m of additional reverse circulation ("RC") drilling. The expanded drilling program which commenced in June 2025 is now expected to total approximately 22,200m of combined core and RC drilling (18,829m RC and 3,371m core). The additional approved drilling budget totals CAD$1.4 million and is expected to be directed towards targets in the North Contention Area. The Northern Contention Area is the continuation of the Contention target area with similar geology, mineralization styles and abundant historical underground mine workings from the historical period of 1878 - 1911. The focus of this additional shallow RC drilling program is to target oxide gold-silver mineralization.

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