Permitting Process To Complete Drilling Program At Mineral Mountain Property

CALGARY - Copper Fox Metals Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Desert Fox Mineral Mountain Co. reported on the permitting process to complete a drilling program on its Mineral Mountain porphyry copper property (2,692.4 ha) located within the Mineral Mountain mining district, Arizona. The Mineral Mountain mining district is located within a northeast trending porphyry copper belt.

In early 2024, Copper Fox submitted a Plan of Operations (PoO) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct a drilling program at four locations on its Mineral Mountain porphyry copper project. The PoO was accepted by the BLM, Tucson Field Office. Prior to deciding on if or when the drilling permit would be granted, the BLM requires, pursuant to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), that Copper Fox prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) followed by a 30-day Solicitation of Public Comment period.

The 30-day Solicitation of Public Comment period commenced on April 7, 2025.

Field work on Arizona State Mining Exploration Permit 08-122622, located numerous occurrences of interpreted Laramide age quartz veinlet and fracture hosted copper mineralization.

Elmer B. Stewart, President, and CEO, said, "We are pleased with the progress of the permitting process and looking forward to addressing concerns, if any, raised during the 30-day Solicitation of Public Comment period. While completion of the EA is encouraging, it is too early to speculate on the outcome of the Solicitation of Public Comment processes and if a drilling permit to commence the planned drilling program would be granted by the BLM. A reconnaissance exploration program in the SE portion of the Mineral Mountain project located Laramide age vein and fracture-controlled mineralization of sufficient merit to warrant further investigation and suggests the potential for an additional Laramide age porphyry copper target within this portion of the Mineral Mountain project."