07:21 AM EDT, 04/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Arizona Metals Corp. ( AZMCF ) on Wednesday said a claims staking program at the Kay Mine Project in Arizona has extended the property by 300 metres to the north. This, along with additional claims staked to the southeast, has increased the property size by 22%, from 1,330 acres to 1,625 acres.

Rcok sampling on the new claims has returned a number of high-grade samples of VMS mineralization, with grades including 11.7% copper, 9.1% copper, 6.7 g/t gold, and 286 g/t silver. A number of target holes are currently being planned.

According to the statement, Arizona Metals ( AZMCF ) has also permitted three new dill pads (pads 8, 9, and 10) allowing for additional testing of the northern extension of the Central Target. The drill pads allow access to mineralization identified through rock sampling of the newly-staked claims, and extensions of mineralization identified at the Kay Deposit. The new pads were permitted under amendments to the Notice of Intent to Explore. The Exploration Plan of Operations has also been submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to allow for additional roads and pads to test new property-wide targets.

Marc Pais, CEO, in a statement said, "The extension of our border by 300m to the north increases the untested strike extent north of our best hole at the Western Target (KM-23-113; 3.0m at 3.2 g/t AuEq) to more than 650 metres. Rock sampling on the new claims has also identified a number of high-grade targets which can be reached by drilling from newly-permitted pads 9 and 10. These two pads, along with the third new pad (pad 8) will also allow for drilling of the strike extent north of the Central Target, where hole KM-23-95 intersected 2.7m at 0.5% in stringer-type VMS mineralization. We are currently planning drill holes for these new targets and will provide an update on timing in the next few weeks."