Vancouver, Canada November 4, 2021 – Aztec Minerals Corp. (AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF) and Kootenay Silver Inc. announce the approval of a 22 hole, 5,000 meter reverse circulation (“RC”) drilling program at the Cervantes porphyry gold-copper property in Sonora, Mexico.  Aztec (65%) and Kootenay (35%) recently formed a 65/35 joint venture (“JV”) and the JV Management Committee met this week to review and approve the Phase 2 drill program which follows up on the results of the recently completed 2021 Phase 1 exploration program (see news release date August 4, 2021).