Mr. Elmer Stewart reports
COPPER FOX REPORTS 2011 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS AND A CORPORATE UPDATE
Copper Fox Metals Inc. is providing an overview of the work completed during the
quarter, including exploration, progress with advancing the feasibility
study of the Schaft Creek deposit, other activities and its third
quarter 2011 financial results (all amounts are in Canadian
dollars unless otherwise stated). Technical information contained in this news
release was previously disseminated by way of news releases and posted
on SEDAR and on the company's website.
Elmer Stewart, president and chief executive officer, stated: "The 2011 drilling program
continues to expand the higher-grade copper-gold-molybdenum-silver
mineralization in the Paramount zone to the east, along strike and at
depth. Based on the geophysical signature, it appears that a
considerable portion of the higher-grade zone remains to be tested by
diamond drilling. Work on the feasibility study, including pit
optimization and pit slope design, is progressing well. The receipt of
the updated resource estimate was a major milestone that allowed our
contractors to start the next phase of the feasibility study on the
Schaft Creek project. The recently acquired land covers the extensions
of the Schaft Creek mineral trend and, at the same time, provides extra
land for use in the proposed operations at Schaft Creek."
Quarterly highlights
During the quarter, Copper Fox was active on a number of activities,
including the receipt of the updated resource estimation for the Schaft
Creek deposit, land acquisitions, the acquisition of shares in Liard
Copper Mining and the 2011 Schaft Creek field program.
Resource estimation
Amec Americas Ltd. completed the National Instrument 43-101-compliant report updating the current mineral resource estimate for the
Schaft Creek deposit. Copper Fox adopted a strategy of maximizing the
value of the resource by excluding low-grade (potentially uneconomic)
material from the resource estimate.
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE -- SCHAFT CREEK DEPOSIT -- DAVID THOMAS,
PGEO, EFFECTIVE DATE: MAY 1, 2011
Resource Tonnage Copper Molybdenum Gold Cu eq. Contained metal
category (mt) (%) (%) g/t (%) Cu (Mlb) Mo (Mlb) Au (Moz)
Measured 40.30 0.36 0.023 0.25 0.61 319.60 20.5 0.32
Indicated 971.20 0.27 0.017 0.18 0.45 5,795.70 363.2 5.50
Measured and indicated 1,011.50 0.27 0.017 0.18 0.46 6,113.70 383.6 5.81
Inferred 283.60 0.24 0.011 0.15 0.39 1,517.20 68.8 1.34
Mlb equals pounds expressed in millions.
Moz equals ounces expressed in millions.
Cu eq. equals copper equivalent grade.
The copper equivalent cut-off calculation is based on metal
prices of $1,200 (U.S.) per ounce gold, $2.90 (U.S.) per pound of copper and $15.95 (U.S.) per pound of
molybdenum, a mining cost of $1.35 per tonne mined, and a processing cost of
$5.12 (U.S.) per tonne milled. The mineral resource is reported at a cut-off grade
of 0.20 per cent copper equivalent contained within a Lerchs-Grossman resource pit shell
optimized on copper, gold and molybdenum grades. All figures have been rounded to reflect
accuracy and to comply with securities regulatory requirements
following best-practice principles. Amec undertook quality assurance
and quality control studies on the mineral resource data and concludes
that the collar, survey, assay and lithology data are adequate to
support resource estimation.
The silver content (estimated to range between one and two grams per tonne) of the
deposit has not been included in the resource estimate due to legacy
data issues due to the number of exploration companies (including Teck
and Hecla) that explored the Schaft Creek deposit over the past 50
years.
Airborne magnetic survey
This high-resolution survey identified a number of significant
structural features typical of a porphyry copper district within the
Schaft Creek property. The Schaft Creek deposit, the ES and GK zones
of copper mineralization, the Mike chargeability anomaly, and the
recently identified Schaft Creek mineral trend are located within the
area.
Year 2011 diamond drilling program
Three diamond drills are currently working on the Paramount zone of the
Schaft Creek deposit and have extended the higher-grade mineralization
to the east past the limits of the 2008 proposed open pit into an area
that was previously considered to be waste rock. This area measures
1,200 metres long by 800 metres wide and is identified by a large chargeability
anomaly identified in 2010. The weighted average grades for the
mineralized intervals (at zero cut-off) and the estimated recoverable
copper equivalent grades are set out in the attached year 2011 diamond drilling program table.
YEAR 2011 DIAMOND DRILLING PROGRAM
DDH ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Copper (%) Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t) Molybdenum (%) Cu eq. (%)
CF407-2011 5.3 524,47 519.17 0.4 0.24 1.98 0.025 0.69
264.26 424,62 160.36 0.65 0.53 3.8 0.034 1.18
CF408-2011 11.05 350.57 339.52 0.36 0.07 1.90 0.03 0.57
114.78 191.48 76.70 0.42 0.07 2.45 0.05 0.74
CF409-2011 116.00 473.66 357.31 0.36 0.26 1.83 0.03 0.71
319.13 473.66 154.33 0.43 0.27 1.70 0.04 0.81
CF401B-2011 262.08 514.85 250.75 0.30 0.10 1.23 0.02 0.52
544.6 569.28 24.68 0.51 0.18 1.42 0.03 0.78
The intervals are not true widths. The recoverable copper
equivalent calculations are based on 88 per cent of the copper content plus 81 per cent
of the gold content, 72 per cent of the molybdenum content and 71 per cent of the
silver content. Metal prices are copper $2.50 (U.S.) per pound, gold
$1,075 (U.S.) per ounce, molybdenum $17 (U.S.) per pound and silver $16.10 (U.S.) per ounce.
Titan-24 DCIP and MT survey
The Titan-24 survey over the Mike zone and the recently acquired ES and
GK zones (all within a six-kilometre strike length) located north of the
Schaft Creek deposit has been completed. Results are pending.
Feasibility study
During the quarter, Wardrop, a Tetra Tech company, commenced work on
selecting the optimal pit based on a number of scenarios using various
input limits and metal prices. Knight Piesold is currently
working on the geotechnical aspect of the proposed open pit,
concentrating on the pit slope design and overall pit slope angle. This
work would result in the design of the proposed production pit used as
the basis for completion of the feasibility study, as well as a mineral
reserve, mine plan and overall strip ratio.
Environmental studies
During the quarter, progress was made on the environmental assessment
application and the environmental impact statement through the
advancement of a transportation study for both operations and
construction of the mine. Work has also progressed on the Tahltan
traditional use and knowledge studies, which will be finalized in 2011.
Finally, Copper Fox continues to work closely with representatives from
the Tahltan Nation on the economic, social and cultural impact
assessment.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Net loss Net (loss)/income per share -- basic and diluted
2011
Third quarter $ (502,944) $ 0.00
Second quarter $ (2,378,650) $ (0.01)
First quarter $ (358,211) $ 0.00
2010
Fourth quarter $ (421,346) $ 0.00
Third quarter $ (436,792) $ 0.00
Second quarter $ (309,067) $ 0.00
First quarter $ (446,822) $ 0.00
2009
Fourth quarter $ 1,533,575 $ 0.01
Liquidity and capital resources
The company's working capital deficit, defined as current assets less
current liabilities, was $878,689 at July 31, 2011.
During the nine-month period, the company raised a total of $12,902,625
due to the completion of private placements totalling $7,755,000,
2,235,000 options exercised for total proceeds of $1,053,750, 1,828,500
warrants exercised for total proceeds of $2,593,875 and a director
loan of $1.5-million to the company. The loan is unsecured and bears no
interest, and there are no fixed terms of repayment.
To July 31, 2011, the company spent approximately $63.6-million of
qualifying expenditures toward the feasibility study. The company will
require additional capital to complete this study and to provide for
the administration of its Vancouver and Calgary offices. The company
believes that it will be able to raise the capital required to complete
the feasibility study through the continued exercise of its outstanding
options or through the public market as required. Circumstances that
could affect liquidity are early positive or negative results from the
feasibility study, the general state of the equity markets for junior
exploration companies, and the overall state of the economy.
Copies of the financial statements and notes and related management's
discussion and analysis may be obtained on SEDAR or the company website or by contacting the company directly.
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