Copper Fox Announces 2016 Third Quarter Financial Results
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Sep 22, 2016 10:31AM
CUU own 25% Schaft Creek: proven/probable min. reserves/940.8m tonnes = 0.27% copper, 0.19 g/t gold, 0.018% moly and 1.72 g/t silver containing: 5.6b lbs copper, 5.8m ounces gold, 363.5m lbs moly and 51.7m ounces silver; (Recoverable CuEq 0.46%)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2016) - Copper Fox Metals Inc. ("Copper Fox" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CUU)(OTC PINK:CPFXF) is pleased to deliver its third quarter unaudited interim condensed consolidated operating and financial results. All of the Company's material subsidiaries are wholly owned except for Carmax Mining Corp. ("Carmax") (TSX VENTURE:CXM), of which the Company owns 65.4% of the common shares outstanding as at July 31, 2016. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets and liabilities related to Carmax and include a non-ownership interest portion representing 34.6% of Carmax's assets and liabilities.
For the three months ended July 31, 2016, Copper Fox had a net loss of $305,814 ($0.00 loss per share) and a comprehensive gain of $201,748 ($0.00 loss per share), of which $507,562 was attributable to the foreign exchange gain. For the Q3 2016 period, the Company incurred $113,294 in expenditures toward furthering the development of its Van Dyke, Sombrero Butte and Mineral Mountain copper projects in Arizona. In addition, Carmax incurred $611,594 in exploration expenses during the same period for its Eaglehead project. Copies of the financial statements, notes and related management discussion and analysis may be obtained on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, the Company's website at www.copperfoxmetals.com or by contacting the Company directly. All references to planned activities and technical information contained in this news release have been previously announced by way of news releases by the Company. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Elmer B. Stewart, President and CEO of Copper Fox stated, "The exploration activities completed during the quarter focused mainly on completion of field programs, gathering historical information and updating cost estimates for future work. The results of these work programs are expected to be received in the next quarter. The resource modelling for the Schaft Creek deposit is also expected to be completed in the next quarter. For the remainder of the fiscal year, Copper Fox will focus on completing and interpreting the results of its work programs in preparation for 2017."
Q3 2016 Highlights
Elmer B. Stewart, MSc. P.Geo., President 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.
Selected Financial Results
July 31, 2016 | April 30, 2016 | January 31, 2016 | October 31, 2015 | |
3 months ended | 3 months ended | 3 months ended | 3 months ended | |
Loss before non-operating items and taxes | $ 305,814 | $ 413,437 | $ 314,527 | $ 358,917 |
Loss before income taxes | 305,814 | 413,437 | 314,527 | 358,917 |
Loss/(gain) per common share, basic and diluted | (0.00) | 0.00 | (0.00) | (0.00) |
Comprehensive loss/(gain) | (201,748) | 1,995,501 | (284,576) | (14,846) |
July 31, 2015 | April 30, 2015 | January 31, 2015 | October 31, 2014 | |
3 months ended | 3 months ended | 3 months ended | 3 months ended | |
Loss before non-operating items and taxes | $ 484,385 | $ 350,360 | $ 716,690 | $ 698,711 |
Loss (income) before income taxes | 484,385 | 350,360 | 716,690 | 698,711 |
Loss/(gain) per common share, basic and diluted | (0.00) | 0.00 | (0.00) | (0.00) |
Comprehensive loss/(gain) | (309,555) | 854,264 | (509,648) | (1,041,915) |
Liquidity
As at July 31, 2016, the Company had $2,109,122 in cash and cash equivalents (October 31, 2015 - $1,529,138).
About Copper Fox
Copper Fox is a Tier 1 Canadian resource company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE:CUU) focused on copper exploration and development in Canada and the United States. Copper Fox and its wholly owned Canadian and United States subsidiaries, being Desert Fox Copper Inc. and Northern Fox Copper Inc., hold the assets listed below:
Mineral Reserves | Reserve Estimate Data | Copper Fox Share Metal Holdings | ||||||||
Project | Reserve Category | Tonnes (Mt) | Cu (%) |
Mo (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (Blb) |
Mo (Mlb) |
Au (Moz) |
Ag (Moz) |
Schaft Creek (1) | Proven | 135.40 | 0.31 | 0.018 | 0.25 | 1.81 | 0.23 | 13.43 | 0.27 | 1.97 |
Probable | 805.41 | 0.27 | 0.018 | 0.19 | 1.70 | 1.18 | 79.88 | 1.24 | 11.01 | |
P & P* | 940.81 | 0.27 | 0.018 | 0.19 | 1.72 | 1.41 | 93.31 | 1.51 | 12.98 | |
Mineral Resources | Resource Estimate Data | Copper Fox Share Metal Holdings | ||||||||
Project | Resource Category | Tonnes (Mt) | Cu (%) |
Mo (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (Blb) |
Mo (Mlb) |
Au (Moz) |
Ag (Moz) |
Schaft Creek (2) | Measured | 146.62 | 0.31 | 0.017 | 0.24 | 1.78 | 0.25 | 13.73 | 0.29 | 2.10 |
Indicated | 1,081.94 | 0.26 | 0.017 | 0.18 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 101.35 | 1.56 | 14.58 | |
M & I** | 1,228.56 | 0.26 | 0.017 | 0.19 | 1.69 | 1.78 | 115.08 | 1.85 | 16.70 | |
Schaft Creek (2) | Inferred | 597.19 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 1.65 | 0.72 | 50.73 | 0.84 | 7.90 |
Van Dyke (3) | Inferred | 261.68 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Eaglehead (4) | Inferred | 102.50 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 14.77 | 0.17 | 0.00 |
Total | Inferred | 961.37 | 2.59 | 65.50 | 1.01 | 7.90 |
*Proven & Probable |
**Measured & Indicated |
Copper in billions of pounds, molybdenum in millions of pounds, gold and silver in millions of ounces. |
Numbers rounded to reflect best practise principles. |
(1) & (2) Technical Report "Feasibility Study on the Schaft Creek Project, BC, Canada", dated January 23, 2013, prepared by Tetra Tech, A. Farah, P. Eng.; et al as Qualified Persons; at 0.15% CuEq cut-off. Reserves reported at $6.60/tonne net smelter return (NSR) cut-off. |
(3) "Technical Report and Resource Estimation for the Van Dyke Copper Project", dated January 30, 2015 prepared by Moose Mountain Technical Services, S. Bird, P.Eng and R. Lane, P. Geo as Qualified Persons; at 0.05% TCu cut-off. |
(4) "Technical Report on the Eaglehead Cu-Mo-Au Project, British Columbia, Canada", dated June 29, 2012, prepared by Roscoe Postle Associates Inc., B. Donough, P.Geo and D. Rennie, P.Eng as Qualified Persons; at 0.16% CuEq cut-off. |
Note: Above stated Proven and Probable reserves are included in the Measured and Indicated resources reported for the Schaft Creek Project. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Elmer B. Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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 Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information in this news release includes, without limitation, statements about: the focus of the Company for the remainder of the year, being on the completion and interpretation of its 2016 work programs in preparation for 2017; the Company's expectation that the results of its 2016 work programs, including those completed by Carmax, will be available in the next quarter; the possible reduction in the estimated cost of completing a pre-feasibility study of the Van Dyke project; the expected timing of the results from the resource remodeling for the Schaft Creek project; the possible use of historical data for future permitting processes for the Van Dyke project; the interpretation of the source of the mineralized breccia pipes on the Sombrero Butte project and the expected timing therefor; and the pending results from the 2016 work program on the Eaglehead project.