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Copper Fox Commences PEA and Groundwater Flow Modeling to Support Future Permitting at Van Dyke ISCR Project
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 12, 2026) - Copper Fox Metals Inc.  (TSXV: CUU)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Copper Fox Commences PEA and Groundwater Flow Modeling to Support Future Permitting at Van Dyke ISCR ProjectCalgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 12, 2026) - Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF) (FSE: HPU) (\"Copper Fox\" or the \"Company\"), through its wholly owned subsidiary Desert Fox Van Dyke Co., is pleased to provide an update on the planned preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and groundwater flow model on its 100% owned Van Dyke in-situ copper recovery (ISCR) project located in the Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, approximately 90 miles east of the recently commissioned Florence Copper project. The Van Dyke ISCR project is recognized as a potential near term, mid-size, environmentally friendly, sustainable copper project with a 17-year mine life and a production capacity of 85 million pounds of Grade A 99.99% pure copper cathode per year. Based on the previous PEA completed in 2020 (\"NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report for the Van Dyke Copper Project\", effective date December 30, 2020, prepared by Susan C. Bird, MSc., P.Eng., Bob Lane, P.Geo., and Tracey Meintjes, P.Eng., of Moose Mountain Technical Services and Jim Norine, P.E., of Ausenco Limited), the project is expected to provide approximately 500 direct and indirect jobs in the Miami-Globe area, inject approximately US$1.07B into Arizona economies and contribute approximately US$355M in mineral, state and federal taxes over its mine life. The project has significant resource expansion potential and benefits from access to local infrastructure that includes a copper rod plant, highways, rail lines, and electrical power. ActivitiesPreparation for the 2026 PEA has commenced and is estimated to cost C$300,000. Preparation of a preliminary semi-regional 3-D numerical groundwater flow model is underway, results of which are expected to be included in the PEA.Daily collection of hydrogeological data and quarterly groundwater sampling from the existing four monitoring wells to augment the project's hydrogeological and water quality database and support future permitting is ongoing. Elmer B. Stewart, President and CEO of Copper Fox, stated, \"Our focus in the first half of 2026 is completion of an updated PEA. The PEA is focused on establishing the current technical understanding of the project, opti...