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Copper Fox Provides Update on Van Dyke Copper Project
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2025) - Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSXV: CUU)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Copper Fox Provides Update on Van Dyke Copper ProjectCalgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2025) - Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFX) (FSE: HPU) (\"Copper Fox\" or the \"Company\") through its wholly owned subsidiary Desert Fox Van Dyke Co., is pleased to provide an update on advancing its 100% owned Van Dyke in-situ copper recovery (ISCR) 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 located in the center of the prolific Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona. The project is expected to provide five hundred direct and indirect jobs in the Miami-Globe area, inject approximately US$1.07 billion into the Miami-Globe and Arizona economies and contribute approximately US$355 million in mineral, state, and federal taxes over its 17-year mine life. The project has significant resource expansion potential and benefits from access to local infrastructure that includes a copper smelter, a copper rod plant, highways, rail lines, and electrical power.HighlightsExecution of non-binding Letters of Intent (LOI's) to purchase industrial water for leaching purposes and removal (offtake) of the Gila Conglomerate excavated from the planned underground development.Assembling the engineering team to complete the recently announced preliminary economic assessment (PEA) is in progress.Continuation and advancement of hydrogeological studies, a critical component of understanding the water flow in relation to in-situ copper recovery projects.Working towards the permitting process with the Town of Miami for future planned drilling activities.Elmer B. Stewart, President and CEO of Copper Fox, stated, \"The execution of these LOI's demonstrate the increasing support from the local business community and the Town of Miami towards advancing the Van Dyke project toward our stated objective to re-start copper production from this historic copper mine. These agreements provide access to a critical component of the planned leaching operations and provide an opportunity to reduce the project footprint and projected capital costs. As Copper Fox enters 2026 our focus is on completion of an updated PEA to d...