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Copper Fox Receives Bureau of Land Management Acceptance of Surety Bond FOR Mineral Mountain Project

Corporate Updates

COPPER FOX RECEIVES BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

ACCEPTANCE OF SURETY BOND FOR MINERAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT

Calgary, Alberta – July 10, 2025. Copper Fox Metals Inc. (“Copper Fox” or the “Company”) (TSXV:CUU |

OTCQX:CPFXF | FSE:HPU) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Desert Fox Mineral s Co. (“Desert Fox”), are

pleased to announce that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has accepted our Surety Bond for the Mineral

Mountain Plan of Operation to conduct an exploratory drill program (see news release dated October 31, 2024) on

its 100% owned Mineral Mountain porphyry copper property (2,692.4ha) located within the Mineral Mountain

mining district, Arizona. The Mineral Mountain mining district is located within a northeast trending porphyry

copper belt approximately 25 kilometers (km) southwest from Rio Tinto and BHP’s giant Resolution porphyry

copper-molybdenum deposit and approximately 20km northeast of Taseko’s Florence porphyry copper deposit.

Elmer B. Stewart, President, and CEO of Copper Fox, stated, “The acceptance of the Surety Bond by the BLM

Arizona State Office was the last step required to commence our planned drill program . This is an important

milestone for the Mineral Mountain porphyry copper project as this is the first ever drill program to be completed

on the project, based on our knowledge. Our exploration activities identified an exceptionally large, high quality

porphyry copper target that is the subject of the planned drill program . I would like t o thank the BLM and our

consultants for their hard work in completing the steps required to obtain the approval of our Plan of Operation."

Drilling Program

The Plan of Operation consists of up to four diamond drill holes for a total of 2,500 meters (m) to test two areas of

higher chargeability (>18 mrads) within a 3,200m long by 1, 200m wide chargeability anomaly (>12mrads) that

underlies a 3,400m long by 1,600m wide porphyry copper footprint.

Next Steps

Copper Fox is in the process of soliciting bids for the drill program from four Arizona certified drilling

contractors as well as completing logistical arrangements to support the drill program. The drill program is

expected to commence in the third quarter of 2025 which, due to summer temperatures , provides safer working

conditions for the drilling contractors.

Mineral Mountain Project

The Mineral Mountain project covers a 3,400m by 1 ,600m zone of gold “enriched” porphyry copper style

mineralization associated with a 3,200m by 1 ,200m open-ended buried chargeability anomaly hosted in

porphyritic granodiorite and quartz monzonite phases of the Laramide age Mineral Mountain intrusive (69.7 +/-

0.4 Ma; U/Pb zircon). The surface portion of the porphyry copper target is interpreted to represent the Supergene

portion of a large zone of gold “enriched” copper-molybdenum-silver mineralization hosting over 800 copper

showings associated with a central core of potassic alteration (Kspar-biotite-magnetite) contained within a broader

zone of Sericitic-Chlorite alteration. Propylitic (epidote + chlorite + calcite) alteration has been observed within

the potassic and sericitic alteration zones but is primarily located on the margin of the Sericite-Chlorite alteration.

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.

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About Copper Fox

Copper Fox is a Tier 1 Canadian resource company focused on copper exploration and development in Canada

and the United States. Copper Inc. and Desert Fox Copper Inc. Its wholly owned subsidiaries being Northern Fox

Copper Inc. and Desert Fox Copper Inc., are the 100% ownership s of the Van Dyke ISCR project, and the

Mineral Mountain and Sombrero Butte porphyry copper exploration projects all located in Arizona, the 25%

interest in the Schaft Creek Joint Venture with Teck Resources Limited on the Schaft Creek copper -gold-

molybdenum-silver project and the 100% owned Eaglehead polymetallic porphyry copper project each located in

northwestern British Columbia. For more information on Copper Fox’s mineral properties and investments visit

the Company’s website at www.copperfoxmetals.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Elmer B. Stewart

President and Chief Executive Officer

For additional information contact: Lynn Ball at [email protected] or 1-844-464-2820

Neither the 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 the

Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking information”). Forward-looking information is generally 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; BLM acceptance of the Surety Bond , completion of a drill program; discussions

with drilling contractors; porphyry copper style mineralization, and the chargeability anomaly associated with the copper

mineralization.

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 con sistent 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 ot hers: discussions with drilling

contractors may not result in reaching a contract acceptable to the Company; the drilling program may not be completed as

planned or at all ; porphyry copper style mineralization may not be as interpreted; the chargeability anomaly associated with

the copper mineralization may not be indicative of porphyry style copper mineralization ; the financial markets and the overall

economy may deteriorate; the need to obtain additional financing 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.sedarplus.ca. 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.