Axo Copper Initiates Phase II Drilling Program to Follow Up on Successful Phase I Program Which Included Highlights of 8.9 Metres of 5.87% Copper and 15.4 Metres of 3.86% Copper

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[{"type":"text","content":"Axo Copper Initiates Phase II Drilling Program to Follow Up on Successful Phase I Program Which Included Highlights of 8.9 Metres of 5.87% Copper and 15.4 Metres of 3.86% CopperHALIFAX, NOVA / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2025 / Axo Copper Corp. (TSXV:AXO) (\"Axo\", \"Axo Copper\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce it has initiated its 15,000 metre Phase II drill program at its La Huerta Copper Project, located in Jalisco, Mexico. One drill is currently on site and initiating the first drillholes, targeting the main La Huerta Trend (‘LHT') around the Las Marias Zone.\"With the closing of Axo's initial public offering, we're thrilled to embark on the Company's next chapter of exploration and development of the La Huerta project,\" said Jonathan Egilo, President and CEO. \"The upcoming drill program is planned to be the largest and most ambitious seen to date at La Huerta as we look to expand on the stellar high-grade results from previous programs, in conjunction with searching regionally for new discoveries on our largely unexplored land package.\"Past Drilling ResultsAxo Copper's Phase II drill program is designed to follow up and expand on success from prior drilling. Past diamond drilling at La Huerta has totaled 11,441 metres. A previous concession holder completed drilling of 7,232 metres (61 holes) in 2020. Core from this program has been recovered and re-assayed for verification. Axo Copper initiated its Phase I of drilling in late-2023, completing 4,209 metres (28 holes).Select results from both programs are shown below, which include C-001 which intercepted 13.7 metres grading 5.03% copper and G-008 which intercepted 9.50 metres grading 6.63% copper both from the historical 2020 program. Results from Axo's Phase I program included LHCC-23-023 which intercepted 15.4 metres grading 3.86% copper including 7.6 metres grading 7.37% copper, as well as LHCC-23-022 which returned 8.9 metres grading 5.87% copper including 3.7 metres grading 13.45% copper.Table 1: Select Results from Axo Copper Phase I Drilling(2) Hole IDCommentFromToLength(1)Copper mmm%LHCC-23-024La Huerta Trend89.496.757.355.00 Including90.492.52.19.65LHCC-23-023La Huerta Trend85.15100.615.43.86 Including9299.67.67.37 Including93.396.152.8512.76LHCC-23-022La Huerta Trend94.15103.18.95.87 Including98.05101.83.713.45LHCC-23-021La Huerta Trend100.5112....

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