Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / January 16, 2018 - Arizona Silver Exploration Inc. (the " Company ") (TSX-V: AZS) announces plans for a first quarter drilling program at its 100% owed Ramsey Silver Project located in La Paz County, Arizona.
Q1 2018 Planned Drilling Program
Arizona Silver Exploration Inc. has completed plans to resume exploration drilling at its Ramsey silver project beginning February, 2018. The plan calls for an initial 1000 metres of reverse circulation (RC) drilling in six holes immediately east of the silver-bearing drill intercepts from 2016 and 2017, which produced intercepts of 44.2 metres (145 feet) of 62.5 grams per tonne (gpt) Ag in hole R1706 and 53.3 metres (175 feet) of 37.3 gpt Ag in hole R1707. These initial six holes will be located on patented claims (private land), and roadwork and drill site preparation will commence the end of January, with permitting of the drill holes with the Arizona Department of Water Resources to follow in early February.
"These six holes will test the down-dip extension of the silver mineralized system beneath cemented alluvial cover and should provide us with an along-strike section across about 200 metres of the silver system's length. The fact that the silver mineralization is buried beneath post mineral alluvial cover requires drilling to be able to define the length and width of the system that we see peeking out from beneath alluvial cover at the Ramsey mine workings, and to assess in which direction it is trending", stated Greg Hahn, President and CEO.
Another nine to ten holes are tentatively planned for Q2 2018 to be drilled further to the east of these initial six holes on both patented and unpatented mining claims, the final locations to be selected based upon the results of these initial six holes.
A plan view of the proposed drill hole locations and a representative cross section are posted to the Company's website at www.arizonasivlerexploration.com.
Greg Hahn, President and CEO and a Certified Professional Geologist (#7122) is the Qualified Person under NI43-101 responsible for preparing and reviewing the data contained in this press release.
