Arizona Eagle Mining Reports Promising Silver Sampling Results
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Arizona Eagle Mining Corp. has announced promising results from a recent surface sampling program on its recently acquired silver mine claims, located in Yavapai County, Arizona. The company acquired three past-producing silver mines, consolidating the Eagle Silver Project, which is situated near the McCabe Mine, a past-producing gold and silver deposit with a historical estimate of 880,000 ounces of gold at 11.7 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 5 million ounces of silver at 69 g/t silver.
The surface sampling program, conducted to test the strike length of the Eagle Silver Zone, returned silver grades of up to 467 g/t. These samples were collected in an area covering approximately 500 meters of strike between the past-producing Arizona National and Silver Belt mines. The samples suggest the potential for mineralization in veins parallel to the past-producing mines, indicating the possibility of extending the mineralization both to the northeast and southwest of the historical workings.
Kevin Reid, Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Eagle Mining Corp., commented on the findings: "These results demonstrate the potential for the discovery of new mineralized veins on these properties, as well as the extension of historic mineralization. We are now compiling these sample results with the Phase 1 drill program results and have also commissioned a detailed SkyTem airborne geophysical survey, expected to begin this quarter."
The Eagle Silver Zone is characterized by mineralization hosted along steeply dipping shear zones cutting volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks. The mineralized samples are characterized by dense, dark-grey to black oxide minerals, interpreted as oxidation products of zinc- and lead-bearing sulphides, accompanied by abundant red-orange iron oxides and minor pyrite. The mineralization is primarily hosted within strongly clay- and sericite-altered schist, forming as massive gossanous zones, concordant bands, and coatings developed along foliation planes.
In addition to the Eagle Silver Zone, surface sampling was also conducted approximately 500 meters southwest of the McCabe Mine to test surface mineralization observed near the shafts of the past-producing Little Kicker and California mines, collectively known as the Esmeralda Gold Zone. The samples from this area included gold grades of up to 8.5 g/t, 2.5 g/t, and 1.1 g/t. The mineralization within the Esmeralda Gold Zone is hosted by shear zones and fault-fill veins cutting Proterozoic volcanic rocks and younger felsic intrusive rocks. The samples comprise vuggy, silicified, and gossanous vein material containing predominantly oxide mineralization with minor remnant sulphides.
Arizona Eagle Mining Corp. has expanded its total land position to 4,169 acres through staking and acquisitions surrounding the McCabe Mine, including the acquisition of the three high-grade past-producing silver mines that consolidate the Eagle Silver Zone. The company has completed exploration programs focused on geological mapping, surface sampling, helicopter-borne VTEM surveys, and ground-based induced polarization surveys, which have identified multiple parallel mineralized structures not historically drill-tested.
The company initiated a Phase 1 drill program of seven holes in the first quarter of 2026, designed to explore the lateral and vertical continuity of the McCabe veins in and around the area covered by the Historical Estimate. The results of the first two holes were announced on May 6, 2026, and the remaining five holes on August 25, 2026.
All of Arizona Eagle's surface sample assay results have been independently monitored through a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) protocol that includes the collection of field duplicate samples at a rate of one duplicate for every ten surface samples. Samples were securely transported to ALS Laboratories' sample preparation facility in Tucson, Arizona, and sample pulps were sent to ALS's labs in Vancouver, Canada, for analysis.
The company considers the Historical Estimate relevant because it covers the McCabe deposit, the principal past-producing mine on the Eagle Project, and reflects a substantial body of historical drilling and underground development.
Arizona Eagle Mining Corp. is now compiling the sample results with the Phase 1 drill program results and has commissioned a detailed SkyTem airborne geophysical survey, expected to begin this quarter. The company is optimistic about the potential for further discoveries at depth and plans to apply modern exploration methods and systematic drilling to revive these mines in one of Arizona's most prolific historic gold-silver districts.