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AZTEC Recovers 28 Diamonds From Sturgeon Lake
Friday April 22, 3:11 pm ET


INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2005--AZTEC Mining Corp. (Pink Sheets:AZTM - News) is pleased to announce the results of detailed analysis carried out on kimberlite samples from its 100% owned Sturgeon Lake claim. The Sturgeon Lake claim, located 20 miles north west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, contains approximately 1 million metric tons of ice-rafted kimberlite. The kimberlite is exposed at surface.
A total of 117.7 kilograms of kimberlite was submitted to the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) for analysis. The samples were subjected to caustic fusion and then sieved. The results are as follows:

28 micro-diamonds were recovered from the bottom 106-micron sieve, weighing a total of .443 milligrams. The largest micro-diamond, recovered from a 6.55 kilogram sample, weighed .144 milligrams. The SRC further reports that 16 of the diamonds are colorless, clear octahedrals, with another 5 being colorless, clear fragments.

AZTEC is very encouraged by these preliminary results, which compare quite favorably to the better initial results reported from the earlier discoveries in the Fort-a-la-Corne region. Fort-a-la-Corne, located 60 miles east of Sturgeon Lake, hosts one of the largest populations of diamondiferous kimberlite bodies in the world.

Further investigation of the Sturgeon Lake kimberlite is planned, including the collection of a larger sample for analysis. AZTEC's Sturgeon Lake property has recently been surround-staked by other diamond explorers.

The company website is in the process of being updated to include more information about recent AZTEC property acquisitions and other corporate developments.

http://www.aztecmining.com/

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended. All statements that are included in this press release other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking" statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflecting in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations as disclosed herein, including without limitation, in conjunction with these forward-looking statements contained in this press release.



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Contact:
AZTEC Mining Corp.
Scott Tobia, 317-566-2169
317-566-2169 fax
http://www.aztecmining.com/