News release
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COP PPER FOX COMPLET TES ACQUI ISITION O OF SOMBRE ERO BUTT TE COPPER R PRO OJECT AND D VAN DYK KE BLM C CLAIMS IN N ARIZONA A Purch hase of rema aining Van D Dyke Unpate ented Minin ng Claims pe ertaining to the Van Dy yke Coppe er Deposit is s pending su ubject to acq quisition by B Bell Resour rces from Be ennu Vendo ors
Vancouver, British C Columbia – September 10
0, 2012. Mr. E Elmer Stewart t, President and CEO of C Copper Fox Meta als Inc. (“Co
opper Fox” o or the “Com mpany”) (TS SX-V: CUU)
) announced the closing o of the ell Copper”) of 100% of acquisitio on from Bell Copper Corp poration (“Be f Bell Copper r’s interests i in the Sombrero
- Butte proper rty located in n Pinal County y, Arizona (th he “Sombrero
- Butte Coppe er Project”) a and all
Bureau of Land Mana agement (Ari izona) lode claims (the “V Van Dyke BL LM Claims”)
) that Bell C Copper acquired w which are adj jacent to Bell l Copper’s int terests in the Van Dyke co opper deposit t located in M Miami, Arizona. C Copper Fox a acquired the S Sombrero But tte Copper Pr roject and Va an Dyke BLM M Claims by p paying 000 in cash and assumi to Bell C Copper the U US-dollar eq quivalent of CDN$1,000,0 ing Bell Cop pper’s continuing obligations in respect of f the Sombrero
- Butte Copp per Project and d Van Dyke B BLM Claims. .
The acqui isition of Bel ll Copper’s in nterests in the Van Dyke copper depos sit (the “Van n Dyke Unpat tented Mining C Claims”) is pe ending subjec ct to Bell Cop pper completi ing the acqui isition pursua ant to the ter rms of the purch hase and sale and royalty agreement be etween Bell R Resources (N Nevada) Corp poration, a wh holly-
| owned subsidiary of Bell Copper, and | Bennu Pr | operties, LLC | , Albert W. | Fritz Jr. and | Edith Spence | r Fritz | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (the “Ben | nu Vendors” | ), including p | ayment by B | ell Copper o | f US$500,00 | 0 in cash to t | he Bennu Ve | ndors | |
| on closin | g (refer Copp | er Fox’s new | s release of J | uly 9, 2012). |
Highligh hts:
A descrip ption of the V Van Dyke pro operty and So ombrero Butte e property wa as provided in the news re elease he highlights of the Sombr issued by Copper Fox on July 9, 20 012. For easy y reference th rero Butte pro operty and the V Van Dyke BLM M Claims incl lude:
) The area to s surrounded on
- the west of the Van Dyke
a)
e deposit refe erred to as Az zurite Ridge is three sides s by the Van D Dyke BLM cl laims.
) At Azurite b)
e Ridge, copper oxide mine eralization (A Azurite)hosted d in Pinal schi ist is exposed d in outcrop ov ver a horizont tal distance fo or approximat tely 500 m, ) The Van D c)
Dyke BLM cla aims have not been explor red for copper r mineralizati ion using curr rent exploration n techniques, ) Several clu d)
usters of copp per bearing br reccia pipes h have been test ted by diamon nd drilling on n the Sombrero Butte propert ty where 29 o of 34 holes dri rilled to test 8 breccia pipes s intersected significant t copper mine eralization ove er core interv vals ranging fr rom 2m to 72 2m and averag ge copper gra ades ranging f from 0.37% to
- 5.85%, and
) The first phase of explo oration of the Sombrero Bu e)
utte property w would includ de a deep penetrating g Induced Pol larization geo ophysical surv vey as well as s detailed map pping.
Sombrero Butte Property:
The Sombrero Butte property consists of 2,887 acres located in the Bunker Hill Mining District 44 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona. The project is located 9 miles east of the San Manuel Mine (14 billion lbs Cu), and 2 miles south of Redhawk Resources’ Copper Creek project (3.4 billion lbs Cu).
Some of the mineralized interval from the 34 holes completed on the Sombrero Butte property is:
| Breccia Pipe | Drill Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Copper (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magma | SB-02 | 286 | 334 | 48 | 1.06 |
| Campstool | SB-03 | 272 | 294 | 22 | 0.58 |
| Sunset | SB-05 | 18 | 40 | 22 | 4.74 |
| Rattler | SB-09 | 96 | 110 | 14 | 0.83 |
| Audacious | SB-14 | 20 | 86 | 66 | 1.45 |
| Victor's | SB-29 | 4 | 70 | 66 | 0.61 |
The mineralized intervals listed in the above table do not represent true widths.
The Sombrero Butte property also hosts 12 breccia pipes that contain dickite in the altered breccia matrix. Dickite is an indicator mineral which forms under high temperature, acidic conditions, and occurs in multiple porphyry copper deposits, including the nearby San Manuel mine.
The Sombrero Butte property is subject to an option agreement to earn a 100% interest in the property by making cash payments of US$60,000 in January 2013 and US$650,000 in January 2014.
Elmer B. Stewart, MSc. P. Geol., President of Copper Fox, is the Company’s nominated Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101, Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed the technical information disclosed in this news release.
About Copper Fox
Copper Fox is a Canadian-based resource development company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V:CUU) with a corporate office in Calgary and an operations office in Vancouver and is involved in the exploration and development of the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver deposit located in northwest British Columbia, Canada.
The Company is working on completing a feasibility study on the Schaft Creek mineral deposit, one of the largest undeveloped copper, gold, molybdenum and silver deposits in North America. The feasibility study is being led by Tetra Tech Wardrop on a minimum 120,000 tpd open pit mine and is expected to be completed in September 2012.
Copper Fox holds title and a 100% working interest in the Schaft Creek project consisting of 52,843.36 hectares (130,579 acres). Included in this total are the “Schedule A” mineral tenures originally conveyed to Copper Fox pursuant to the option agreement dated January 1, 2002 between Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) and Copper Fox (the “Teck Option Agreement”), which consist of 8,334.34 hectares (20,594 acres). The “Schedule A” mineral tenures are subject to a 3.5% Net Profits Interest held by Royal Gold, Inc., a 30% carried Net Proceeds Interest held by Liard Copper Mines Limited (“Liard”) and, together with the additional mineral tenures held by Copper Fox within the “Area of Interest” provided for in the Teck Option Agreement, an earn back option held by Teck. On completion of the feasibility study, Copper Fox will earn Teck’s 78% interest in Liard. Teck’s earn back option to acquire either, 20%, 40% or 75%, of Copper Fox’s interest in the Schaft Creek property is triggered upon delivery of a positive feasibility study to Teck. Should Teck elect to exercise its option for 75%, Teck is required to fund subsequent property expenditures up to a total of 400% of those incurred by Copper Fox ($80.8 million to June 30, 2012) and arrange for project financing, including the Copper Fox portion. For full details of the Teck earn back option please refer to the Company’s website www.copperfoxmetals.com.
The remainder of Copper Fox’s registered interests in mineral tenures in British Columbia total 44,509.02 hectares (109,484 acres). These interests have been acquired by Copper Fox through mineral tenure acquisitions and mineral tenure purchase agreements subsequent to Copper Fox entering into the Teck Option Agreement. Certain portions of these registered mineral tenures are subject to inclusion within the Schaft Creek project pursuant to the terms of the Teck Option Agreement.
For additional information contact: Investor line 1-866-913-1910 or J. Michael Smith, EVP, at 1-604- 689-5080
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Elmer B. Stewart President and Chief Executive Officer
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “may,” “plans,” “will,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “budgets”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “projects” and similar expressions, and the negative of such expressions. Forwardlooking information in this news release include statements about: historical resource estimates and results of metallurgical test work on the Van Dyke BLM Claims and exploration drilling results on the Sombrero Butte property, the completion of the feasibility study for the Schaft Creek project; estimated timing and amounts of future expenditures and “earn-back” options; geological interpretations and potential mineral recovery processes. There can be no assurance that the purchase of the Van Dyke Unpatented Mining Claims will be completed. Information concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates also may be deemed to be forward-looking information in that it reflects a prediction of the mineralization that would be encountered if a mineral deposit were developed and mined.
In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, Copper Fox has made numerous assumptions, regarding, among other things: that the closing of the purchase will occur, that the geological, metallurgical, engineering, financial and economic advice that Copper Fox has received is reliable, and is based upon practices and methodologies which are consistent with industry standards; and the continued financing of the Feasibility Study; and the anticipated analytical results of the current drilling program. While Copper Fox considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies. Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause Copper Fox’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. Known risk factors include, among others: the number of contingencies that the purchase of the Van Dyke Unpatented Mining Claims are subject to; that investigation and verification may show that the historical estimate on the Van Dyke property may not be accurate or exist at all; that the metallurgical testwork completed on leaching the copper mineralization reported to occur within the Van Dyke deposit may not be accurate; that the exploration drilling results from the Sombrero Butte property may not be related to an underlying porphyry system; that future exploration on the Sombrero Butte property and the Van Dyke BLM claims may not located any copper mineralization; that the feasibility study on the Schaft Creek project may not be completed within the contemplated time frame, or at all; fluctuations in copper and other commodity prices and currency exchange rates; uncertainties relating to interpretation of drill results and the geology, continuity and grade of mineral deposits; uncertainty of estimates of capital and operating costs, recovery rates, and estimated economic return; the need to obtain additional financing to develop properties and uncertainty as to the availability and terms of future financing; the possibility of delay in exploration or development programs or in construction projects and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; uncertainty as to timely availability of permits and other governmental approvals A more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing Copper Fox is disclosed in Copper Fox's continuous disclosure filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and Copper Fox disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.