Mr. George Ogilvie reports

ARIZONA SONORAN APPOINTS NICK HAYDUK AS VP CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY

Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. has appointed Nicholas Nick Hayduk as vice-president, corporate development, general counsel and corporate secretary complementing the team with a wide-range of corporate development and general counsel expertise for the metals and mining industry. Effective Oct. 1, 2024, Mr. Hayduk will replace Rita Adiani who will be leaving the company following a two-week transition period. The company wishes Ms. Adiani success in her future role.

George Ogilvie, Arizona Sonoran president and chief executive officer, commented: "I am delighted to be reunited with Nick after working so successfully with him at Battle North Gold prior to its sale to Evolution Mining. His extensive experience providing strategic and legal advice to established mining and metals companies will be an asset to the team as we build and derisk Arizona's low-risk copper developer through technical studies and towards final investment decision.

"I'd like to thank Rita for her good work steering the company through the IPO in 2021 and being instrumental in giving the company other strategic alternatives. The board and I wish her every success in her future endeavours."

Mr. Hayduk has been a corporate lawyer for over 23 years, including 16 years in senior management and executive roles at publicly traded mining companies. Most recently, Mr. Hayduk was chief legal officer, vice-president, corporate Affairs, and corporate secretary at Excellon Resources Inc., and, previously, he was vic-president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Battle North Gold Corp., senior vice-president, chief legal officer, at Lundin Mining Corp., senior vice-president and general counsel at Kinross Gold Corp., general counsel, operations -- Canada and United States at Goldcorp Inc., and general counsel, Canada, at Placer Dome. Mr. Hayduk's experience in these roles includes corporate governance best practices, securities and other regulatory compliance, public M&A (mergers and acquisitions), and private asset transactions valued at over $18-billion (U.S.), public equity and debt offerings raising over $3-billion (U.S.), senior secured credit facilities of up to $1.5-billion (U.S.), multinational joint ventures, a wide variety of domestic and international contracts, litigation management, global compliance programs, enterprise risk management, and land title and mineral tenure management. His other professional activities have included being a member of the advisory group to the UN Global Compact Network Canada for its guide for general counsel -- how to influence the board of directors to drive sustainability, and the steering committee for the European Commission's feasibility study for European Union-Canada mineral co-operation. Prior to joining the mining industry, Mr. Hayduk practiced corporate law at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

Mr. Hayduk is licensed by the Law Society of Ontario, Canada. He holds a master of business administration in finance and a law degree from Dalhousie University, in addition to a bachelor of arts in economics and history from the University of Alberta.

About Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.

Arizona Sonoran's objective is to become a mid-tier copper producer with low operating costs and to develop the Cactus and Parks/Salyer projects that could generate robust returns for investors and provide a long-term sustainable and responsible operation for the community and all stakeholders.

We seek Safe Harbor.