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Copper Fox Intersects Porphyry Copper System at Mineral Mountain

Copper Fox hits porphyry copper at Mineral Mountain – early‑stage upside but still exploratory.

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Apr 07, 2026 · 06:01 CUU · 0.64 Copper Fox Metals Inc.
Executive Summary
  • On April 7 2026 Copper Fox announced results from its maiden drillhole DDH MM‑01‑2025 on the 100% owned Mineral Mountain project in Arizona.
  • The hole intersected the outer propylitic zone of a blind porphyry copper system, returning multiple metal enrichment intervals with up to 2,887 ppm Cu, >1,000 ppm Mo and 18.2 ppm Ag over an 860.7 m depth.
  • High‑temperature indicator minerals (powellite, scheelite) and extensive vein assemblages support a multi‑phase copper‑molybdenum mineralization model.
  • The results expand the understood porphyry footprint and chargeability anomaly; a second hole DDH MM‑02‑2025 (~1.3 km NE) is underway to test the northeast extension of the 2024 chargeability anomaly.
Material Impact
  • The news confirms mineralization at Mineral Mountain but does not yet define a resource, reserve or economic parameters.
  • It follows the previously announced maiden drilling program (Oct 28 2025) and is consistent with expectations that early holes would encounter the outer halo of a porphyry system before reaching higher‑grade core zones.
  • No new financing, joint‑venture changes, or material project milestones are disclosed; therefore the update is incremental rather than transformative.
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Company Overview
  • Copper Fox Metals Inc. is a TSX‑V listed exploration and development company focused on copper‑gold‑molybdenum projects in North America.
  • Flagship asset: The Schaft Creek joint venture (British Columbia) where Teck Resources holds a 75 % operating interest and Copper Fox retains a 25 % carried interest. Schaft Creek is one of the largest undeveloped copper‑gold porphyry deposits in Canada and represents the company’s most significant potential value driver.
  • Wholly owned projects: Van Dyke (Arizona) – an in‑situ copper recovery (ISCR) project advancing toward a prefeasibility study; Mineral Mountain (Arizona) – early‑stage porphyry copper exploration with maiden drilling underway; Eaglehead (British Columbia) – porphyry copper/molybdenum/gold/silver property with expanding geophysical anomalies; Sombrero Butte (Arizona) – highly evolved porphyry target with supergene enrichment.
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