Vancouver, Canada – January 23, 2018 – Aztec Minerals Corp. (AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF) announces that it anticipates receiving assays late this month for the first 5 holes drilled at the Cervantes gold-copper porphyry property in Sonora State, Mexico before the Christmas break. The Phase 1 drill program is now underway again and consists of a total of 14 to 17 holes totaling approximately 3,000 metres.