New Discovery at LA Huerta South Sees Grades ON Surface Above 10% Copper
NEWS RELEASE
NEW DISCOVERY AT LA HUERTA SOUTH SEES GRADES ON SURFACE ABOVE 10% COPPER
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – June 19, 2025 – Axo Copper Corp. (TSXV:AXO) ("Axo", “Axo Copper”
or the “ Company”) is pleased to announce that regional exploration and target generation
has yielded high grades on surface, with multiple samples returning greater than 10% copper,
in a new discovery ~3km away from the main La Huerta Trend and Las Marias.
“These new high-grade samples at surface provide further evidence driving our thesis that
La Huerta could contain multiple high-grade copper structures, beyond the main La Huerta
Trend that hosts Las Marias ,” said Jonathan Egilo, President and CEO. “Additional work is
underway to make this a drill-ready target, and we expect to test La Huerta South with initial
drilling in the back end of Q3.”
Surface Grab and Trenching Results
The La Huerta South area represents a region roughly 3km southwest of the Las Marias
historical workings and the main La Huerta Trend (see Figure 2). Recent regional exploration
work is comprised of mapping, grab sampling, and channel sampling which has resulted in
numerous showings of elevated copper grades at surface. Whereas the main La Huerta Trend
is characterized by an intrusive dyke with a NE -SW strike orientation, copper mineralization
at La Huerta South has been found within N-S faults hosted in andesitic volcanic rocks.
We currently see two broad trends at La Huerta South (see Figure 1). One has an expression
that has so far been defined by a N -S strike of ~1,000 metres. This has yielded standout
results through samples such as 7.0% Cu at sample LHS-3528, 10.8% Cu at LHS-3494, and
10.5% Cu at LHS-3367, with numerous other showings above 2.0% Cu. Copper mineralization
is hosted in chalcopyrite and bornite.
North of the aforementioned N-S fault , lies an antithetic structure with an E -W strike
expression that currently extends ~500m along strike. Mineralization is also predominantly
chalcopyrite and bornite, hosted within a fault through andesite. Samples in this E -W
structure are highlighted by 3.6% at LHS-15808, and 2.6% at LHS-1244.
FIGURE 1: SURFACE SAMPLE AND TRENCH RESULTS AT LA HUERTA SOUTH
FIGURE 2: RESULTS FROM LA HUERTA SOUTH ARE ~3KM AWAY FROM LAS MARIAS
Table 1: Select Surface Sample Results from La Huerta South
Sample ID Type From To Interval Copper Gold(1)
m m m % gpt
PRS-1244 Channel 2.0 3.2 1.2 2.62 NSR
LHS-15808 Channel 2.5 3.3 0.8 3.64 NSR
LHS-3521 Grab 0.0 0.5 0.5 3.03 0.323
LHS-3542 Channel 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.98 1.09
LHS-3528 Grab 0.0 0.5 0.5 7.00 NSR
LHTRH-00458 Channel 1.0 5.0 4.0 2.12 NSR
Including Channel 4.0 5.0 1.0 3.50 NSR
PR-1063 Channel 1.6 3.9 2.3 1.59 NSR
PRS-1193 Channel 0.0 0.9 0.9 3.32 NSR
LHS-3494 Channel 1.3 2.0 0.7 10.75 NSR
LHS-3378 Channel 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.51 NSR
LHS-3367 Channel 3.0 4.0 1.0 10.50 NSR
LHS-3239 Channel 0.0 0.5 0.5 6.34 NSR
PRS-1059 Channel 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.33 NSR
Including Channel 0.0 0.7 0.7 4.71 NSR
1NSR=No Significant Result
Table 2: Select Surface Sample Locations
Sample ID Easting Northing Elevation
m
PRS-1244 579474 2143702 741
LHS-15808 579472 2143694 743
LHS-3521 579625 2143212 740
LHS-3542 579686 2143102 733
LHS-3528 579712 2143110 724
LHTRH-00458 579521 2142830 654
PR-1063 579505 2142823 650
PRS-1193 579620 2142335 564
LHS-3494 579624 2142309 571
LHS-3378 579656 2142286 579
LHS-3367 579628 2142348 562
LHS-3239 579638 2142344 564
PRS-1194 579620 2142335 564
About Axo
Axo Copper Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration and
development of the La Huerta property, a new copper discovery in Jalisco, Mexico. Initial
exploration has yielded high-grade copper both at surface through sampling programs, and
at depth through initial drilling. The Company is focused on continuing to define near-surface
mineralization along the La Huerta Trend, expanding mineralization at depth, and targeting
new discoveries in an underexplored district.
Additional information can be found at the Company's website: www.axocopper.com.
Procedure, Quality Assurance / Quality Control and Data Verification
The diamond drill core (HQ size) is geologically logged, photographed and marked for
sampling. When the sample lengths are determined, the full drill core is sawn with a diamond
blade drill core saw with one half of the drill core being bagged and tagged for assay. The
remaining half portion is returned to the drill core trays for storage and/or for metallurgical
test work.
The sealed and tagged drill core sample bags are transported to the ALS Chemex facility in
Querétaro and Zacatecas, Mexico. ALS Chemex crushes the samples and prepares 200-300
gram pulp samples with ninety percent passing Tyler 150 mesh (106 μm). Copper and multi-
element analysis is completed using total digestion (Code ME -ICP61 Total Digestion ICP).
Over limits greater than 10,000 grams per tonne copper are assayed using Cu-OG62.
Quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") procedures monitor the chain -of-custody
of the samples and includes the systematic insertion and monitoring of appropriate
reference materials (certified reference materials, blanks and duplicates) into the sample
strings. The results of the assaying of the QA/QC material included in each batch are tracked
to ensure the integrity of the assay data. All results stated in this announcement have passed
AXO’s QA/QC protocols.
Qualified Person
Charles Spath, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person for Axo Copper Corp., as defined under National
Instrument 43 -101. Mr. Spath has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical
information in this press release.
For further information, please contact:
Jonathan Egilo
President and CEO
613 882 5126
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of further exploration work to define and expand mineral resources; the ability of exploration work
(including drilling) to accurately predict mineralization; and the ability to generate additional drill targets.
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on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and
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