Copper Fox Provides Results of 3D SWATH DCIP & MT Surveys on Sombrero Butte Porphyry Copper Project
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF) has announced results from recent geophysical surveys at its Sombrero Butte project, located 3 kilometers south of the Copper Creek porphyry copper deposit. The surveys revealed a significant north-northwest trending body of anomalous chargeability extending from surface to depths over 800 meters.
The chargeability anomaly shows strong correlation with a zone of moderate to intense limonite alteration within the Laramide age Glory Hole volcanics. At 200m depth, the anomaly measures approximately 3,200m long by 1,300m wide, while at 450m depth it measures 1,900m long by 1,100m wide. At 800m depth, the anomaly splits into two smaller 'root zones'.
The 3D SWATH DCIP & MT survey, completed by Quantec Geoscience USA, covered the entire Laramide age Copper Creek granodiorite and Glory Hole volcanics area. The MT survey measured resistivity to depths exceeding 2,000m, showing good correlation with the shallower chargeability data. These findings suggest potential for a significant porphyry copper system underlying the project.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF) ha annunciato i risultati di recenti sondaggi geofisici presso il suo progetto Sombrero Butte, situato a 3 chilometri a sud del deposito di rame porfirico Copper Creek. I sondaggi hanno rivelato un significativo corpo di anomalie di carica che si estende in direzione nord-nordovest dalla superficie fino a profondità superiori a 800 metri.
L'anomalia di carica mostra una forte correlazione con una zona di alterazione da limonite moderata a intensa all'interno dei vulcaniti Glory Hole di età Laramide. A 200 metri di profondità, l'anomalia misura circa 3.200 metri di lunghezza per 1.300 metri di larghezza, mentre a 450 metri di profondità misura 1.900 metri di lunghezza per 1.100 metri di larghezza. A 800 metri di profondità, l'anomalia si divide in due 'zone radice' più piccole.
Il sondaggio 3D SWATH DCIP & MT, completato da Quantec Geoscience USA, ha coperto l'intera area del granodiorite Copper Creek e delle vulcaniti Glory Hole di età Laramide. Il sondaggio MT ha misurato la resistività a profondità superiori a 2.000 metri, mostrando una buona correlazione con i dati di carica più superficiali. Questi risultati suggeriscono un potenziale significativo per un sistema di rame porfirico sottostante il progetto.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF) ha anunciado los resultados de recientes estudios geofísicos en su proyecto Sombrero Butte, ubicado a 3 kilómetros al sur del depósito de cobre porfirítico Copper Creek. Los estudios revelaron un cuerpo significativo de anomalía de carga que se extiende en dirección norte-noroeste desde la superficie hasta profundidades superiores a 800 metros.
La anomalía de carga muestra una fuerte correlación con una zona de alteración de limonita de moderada a intensa dentro de los volcanes Glory Hole de la era Laramide. A una profundidad de 200 metros, la anomalía mide aproximadamente 3,200 metros de largo por 1,300 metros de ancho, mientras que a 450 metros de profundidad mide 1,900 metros de largo por 1,100 metros de ancho. A 800 metros de profundidad, la anomalía se divide en dos 'zonas raíz' más pequeñas.
El estudio 3D SWATH DCIP & MT, completado por Quantec Geoscience USA, cubrió toda el área del granodiorito Copper Creek y los volcanes Glory Hole de la era Laramide. El estudio MT midió la resistividad a profundidades que superan los 2,000 metros, mostrando una buena correlación con los datos de carga más superficiales. Estos hallazgos sugieren un potencial significativo para un sistema de cobre porfirítico subyacente al proyecto.
코퍼 폭스 메탈스 (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF)는 코퍼 크릭 포피리 구리 매장지에서 남쪽으로 3킬로미터 떨어진 솜브레로 부떼 프로젝트에서 최근 지구물리학 조사 결과를 발표했습니다. 조사 결과, 지표에서 800미터 이상의 깊이까지 뻗어 있는 북북서 방향의 비정상적인 전하체가 발견되었습니다.
전하 이상은 Laramide 시대의 글로리 홀 화산암 내에서 중간에서 강한 리모나이트 변화를 보이는 지역과 강한 상관관계를 나타냅니다. 200미터 깊이에서 이 이상은 약 3,200미터 길이에 1,300미터 폭이며, 450미터 깊이에서는 1,900미터 길이에 1,100미터 폭입니다. 800미터 깊이에서 이 이상은 두 개의 작은 '근원 지역'으로 나뉩니다.
Quantec Geoscience USA가 완료한 3D SWATH DCIP & MT 조사에서는 Laramide 시대의 Copper Creek 화강암과 Glory Hole 화산암 지역 전체를 포함했습니다. MT 조사는 2,000미터 이상의 깊이까지 저항성을 측정하였으며, 얕은 전하 데이터와 좋은 상관관계를 보였습니다. 이러한 발견은 프로젝트 아래에 중요한 포피리 구리 시스템의 잠재력을 시사합니다.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF) a annoncé les résultats de récentes enquêtes géophysiques sur son projet Sombrero Butte, situé à 3 kilomètres au sud du dépôt de cuivre porphyrique Copper Creek. Les enquêtes ont révélé un corps significatif d'anomalie de charge s'étendant de la surface à des profondeurs supérieures à 800 mètres dans une direction nord-nord-ouest.
L'anomalie de charge présente une forte corrélation avec une zone d'altération de limonite modérée à intense au sein des volcans Glory Hole de l'ère Laramide. À une profondeur de 200 mètres, l'anomalie mesure environ 3 200 mètres de long sur 1 300 mètres de large, tandis qu'à 450 mètres de profondeur, elle mesure 1 900 mètres de long sur 1 100 mètres de large. À 800 mètres de profondeur, l'anomalie se divise en deux plus petites 'zones racines'.
L'enquête 3D SWATH DCIP & MT, réalisée par Quantec Geoscience USA, a couvert toute la zone du granodiorite Copper Creek et des volcans Glory Hole de l'ère Laramide. L'enquête MT a mesuré la résistivité à des profondeurs dépassant 2 000 mètres, montrant une bonne corrélation avec les données de charge plus superficielles. Ces résultats suggèrent un potentiel significatif pour un système de cuivre porphyrique sous-jacent au projet.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) (OTCQX: CPFXF) hat die Ergebnisse kürzlich durchgeführter geophysikalischer Untersuchungen in seinem Projekt Sombrero Butte bekannt gegeben, das 3 Kilometer südlich des Kupferporphyrvorkommens Copper Creek liegt. Die Untersuchungen ergaben einen signifikanten Körper von anomaler Ladung, der sich von der Oberfläche bis in Tiefen von über 800 Metern erstreckt und sich nord-nordwestlich ausrichtet.
Die Ladungsanomalie zeigt eine starke Korrelation mit einem Bereich moderater bis intensiver Limonitveränderung innerhalb der Laramide-Ära Glory Hole-Vulkanite. In einer Tiefe von 200 Metern misst die Anomalie etwa 3.200 Meter in der Länge und 1.300 Meter in der Breite, während sie in 450 Metern Tiefe 1.900 Meter lang und 1.100 Meter breit ist. In 800 Metern Tiefe teilt sich die Anomalie in zwei kleinere 'Wurzelzonen'.
Die 3D SWATH DCIP & MT-Untersuchung, die von Quantec Geoscience USA durchgeführt wurde, deckte das gesamte Gebiet des Laramide-Alters Copper Creek-Granit und der Glory Hole-Vulkanite ab. Die MT-Untersuchung maß die Widerstandsfähigkeit in Tiefen von über 2.000 Metern und zeigte eine gute Korrelation mit den flacheren Ladungsdaten. Diese Ergebnisse deuten auf das Potenzial eines signifikanten Kupfer-Porphyrsystems unterhalb des Projekts hin.
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Elmer B. Stewart, President & CEO of Copper Fox commented "The geophysical program has mapped a large north-northwest trending body of anomalous chargeability that in places extends from surface to depths exceeding 800 meters (m) located along the interpreted Copper Creek granodiorite/Glory Hole volcanic contact. At surface, the chargeability anomaly exhibits a strong spatial correlation with the large zone of moderate to intense limonite (after pyrite) alteration/staining that has been mapped within the Laramide age Glory Hole volcanics. The chargeability signature is interpreted to represent the potential of a large body of sulphide mineralization at depth and further supports the potential for a porphyry copper system underlying the Sombrero Butte project."
Geophysical Exploration/Porphyry Copper Deposits
In porphyry copper exploration, anomalous chargeability signatures are typically interpreted to indicate zones of potential mineralization by showing high chargeability values associated with disseminated sulfide minerals like pyrite and chalcopyrite. Resistivity data is used to interpret various alteration patterns associated with porphyry copper systems.
Geophysical Surveys
The 2024 geophysical program consisted of a deep 3D SWATH DCIP & MT survey. The chargeability data presented in this news release utilized the HS (half-space) reference for modelling purposes. The +25 mrad (12 mV/V) chargeability contour has been selected for the threshold of anomalous chargeability. Chargeability values recorded during the survey ranged from nil to greater than 80 mrad (38 mV/V) and resistivity values ranged from 30 ohm-m to greater than 10,000 ohm-m. Mapping of the subsurface chargeability and resistivity signatures to depth of 800 m below surface were performed. The chargeability anomaly (+25 mrad) is enclosed within a much larger zone of +15 mrad chargeability. The location and dimensions of anomalous chargeability at selected depths below surface are shown in the figures below.
Figure-1: Plan map of Sombrero Butte project showing outline of the +25 mrad chargeability anomaly at a depth of 200m projected to surface draped on surface topography.
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At surface, (approximately 1,400 m above sea level) the majority of the chargeability anomaly is located within the Laramide age Glory Hole volcanics and shows a strong spatial correlation to a laterally extensive zone of moderate to intense limonite alteration/staining.
At 200 m below surface the chargeability anomaly measures approximately 3,200 m long by 1,300 m wide whereas at a depth of 450 m below surface the chargeability anomaly measures approximately 1,900 m long by 1,100 m wide. At a depth of approximately 800 m below surface the chargeability anomaly splits into two smaller zones ("root zones") that decrease in size downward to the depth penetration limits of the survey. Interpretation of the MT resistivity data suggests that the chargeability anomaly continues at depth below 800 m.
Figure-2: Plan map of Sombrero Butte project showing outline of the +25 mrad chargeability anomaly at a depth of 450m projected to surface draped on surface topography.
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Figure-3 is a plan map of the general geology of the Sombrero Butte project showing the 450 m depth slice of the +25 mrad chargeability anomaly projected to surface. The cross-section at the bottom of Figure-3 shows the interpreted relationship between the +25 mrad contour and the interpreted Copper Creek granodiorite intrusive/Glory Hole volcanic contact along section labelled A to A'.
Figure-3: Regional geology and cross-section showing the outline of the 450 m level depth slice of the chargeability anomaly projected to surface and cross-section of the chargeability anomaly along the section A to A'.
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MT Survey
The MT survey measured resistivity to depths of more than 2,000 m below surface. The data was modelled in 2D and shows a good correlation to the shallower chargeability (0 to 800 m below surface) and resistivity data collected by the DCIP survey.
Geophysical Survey Procedures
The 3D SWATH DCIP & MT survey completed by Quantec Geoscience USA Inc. covers the entire Laramide age Copper Creek granodiorite and Glory Hole volcanics area within the Sombrero Butte project. The survey measured, employing a Pole-Dipole-Dipole array configuration, the DCIP signal on seven north-south oriented lines spaced 400 m apart with station spacing of 100 m along the survey lines. For the purposes of this preliminary interpretation, anomalous chargeability is defined as greater than 25 mrads. The survey covered an area of approximately 3,200 m by 2,400 m. Both 2D and 3D modelling of the DCIP data were carried out using the UBC DCIP2D inversion codes (Oldenburg and Li, 1994) to produce depth sections of DC resistivity, DC-referenced IP chargeability and HS-referenced IP chargeability to a depth of investigation of between 750 m to 800 m. The 3D inversion of the DCIP data was completed using the UBC 3D inversion codes (Li and Oldenburg, 2000). The full set of 3D Tx-Rx measurements were merged into a single data set and modeled in 3D to produce 3D resistivity and DC-referenced chargeability models. Results of the MT data were modelled in 2D.
Elmer B. Stewart, MSc., P.Geo., President, and CEO of Copper Fox, is the Company's non-independent, nominated Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101, Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and has reviewed and approves the scientific and technical information disclosed in this news release.
About Copper Fox
Copper Fox is a Tier 1 Canadian resource company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: CUU) focused on copper exploration and development in Canada and the United States. The principal assets of Copper Fox and its wholly owned Canadian and United States subsidiaries, being Northern Fox Copper Inc. and Desert Fox Copper Inc., are the
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Elmer B. Stewart
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and forward-looking information within the meaning of the Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information is identifiable by use of the words "believes," "may," "plans," "will," "anticipates," "intends," "budgets," "could," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "projects" and similar expressions, and the negative of such expressions. Forward-looking information in this news release includes statements regarding interpretation of geophysical data; limits to anomalous chargeability data; general comments related to chargeability and resistivity data; limonite alteration zone; and the potential presence of a Laramide age porphyry copper system within the project.
In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, Copper Fox and its subsidiaries have made numerous assumptions regarding, among other things: the geological advice that Copper Fox has received is reliable and is based upon practices and methodologies which are consistent with industry standards; and the reliability of historical reports. While Copper Fox considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies.
Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause Copper Fox's actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. Known risk factors include, among others: interpretation of geophysical data may not indicate the presence of a porphyry copper system; limits to anomalous chargeability data may not be accurate; general comments related to chargeability and resistivity data may not be accurate; the limonite alteration zone may not be correlated to the chargeability anomaly; the geophysical survey may not provide the expected results; the financial markets and the overall economy may deteriorate; the need to obtain additional financing and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; and uncertainty as to timely availability of permits and other governmental approvals.
A more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing Copper Fox is disclosed in Copper Fox's continuous disclosure filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and Copper Fox disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events, or developments, except as required by law.
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