Oroco Welcomes Faysal Rodriguez to its Board of Directors
September 24, 2025 NEWS RELEASE
Oroco Welcomes Faysal Rodriguez to its Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – September 24, 2025 – Oroco Resource Corp. (TSX-V: OCO;
OTCQB: ORRCF) (“Oroco” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
Faysal Rodriguez to its Board of Directors. Mr. Rodriguez is a seasoned mining executive who
currently serves as Senior Vice President, Mexico at Torex Gold Resources Inc. He brings over 25
years of mining industry experience to Oroco, with a career that spans multiple countries and major
mining companies. In his current role at Torex Gold, Mr. Rodriguez has been instrumental in
leading operations at the El Limón-Guajes and Media Luna gold mines in the Morelos Complex in
Guerrero, Mexico – a role in which he successful ly achieved record safety and production results.
His extensive background in mine development, operations, government and community relations
will greatly complement Oroco’s leadership te am as the Company advances the Santo Tomás
copper project.
“We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Rodri guez to Oroco’s Board of Directors,” said Craig Dalziel,
Executive Chairman of Oroco. “Faysal’s depth of experience in developing and operating mines in
Mexico – particularly his familiarity with th e region around Santo Tomás – will be a tremendous
asset for the Company. He has demonstrated ex ceptional leadership and a commitment to safety
and community engagement throughout his career, qualities that align pe rfectly with Oroco’s
values. We look forward to his contributions in guiding Oroco’s strategy as we advance the Santo
Tomás project. We sincerely hope our sharehol ders recognize the signi ficance of Faysal’s
commitment to Oroco and the Santo Tomás Project.”
Mr. Rodriguez commenced his mining career at Gold corp’s El Sauzal gold mine in Chihuahua, a
site located approximately 32 km east-northeast of Oroco’s Santo Tomás project. Originally from
the town of Choix in Sinaloa, Faysal Abhem Rodriguez Valenzuela grew up in northwestern Mexico
and earned a degree in Civil Engi neering from the Universidad Au tónoma de Sinaloa. Following
his early days at El Sauzal, he went on to hold senior roles with several prominent mining companies
– including Glamis Gold, Agnico Eagle, Nyrsta r, Geologix Explorations, and Primero Mining –
gaining broad experience across mining operations in Mexico, Honduras, Peru and Chile. Early in
his career, Mr. Rodriguez also served as a municipal councillor, giving him a unique perspective on
local governance and community e ngagement within mining regions. This blend of technical
expertise and community relations experience has defined Mr. Rodriguez’s approach to responsible
resource development.
In 2018, Mr. Rodriguez joined Torex Gold’s flagship operations in Mexico as General Manager of
the El Limón-Guajes (“ ELG”) Mine Complex. In that capacity, he led the team to achieve
unprecedented safety performance and record gold production at the ELG mine. His success at
ELG led to his promotion to Vice President, Mexico in June 2020. Today, as Torex Gold’s Senior
Vice President, Mexico, Mr. Rodriguez oversee s the company’s mining portfolio and growth
initiatives throughout the country. Faysal has built a proven track record of leadership across
various facets of the industry – including mine management, operations, finance, external relations,
health & safety, and human resources. This co mprehensive and community-focused skill set will
be invaluable to Oroco as the Company progresses through advanced study and development stages
at Santo Tomás.
“As a former temporary resident of Choix I am de lighted to welcome Faysal , a true native son of
Choix, to our Board ,” said Ian Graham, President of Oroco. “ As we launch into the feasibility
studies phase of our project, Faysal’s support and guidance is most welcome. Juntos somos más.”
ABOUT OROCO
The Company holds a net 85.5% interest in those central concessions that comprise 1,173 hectares
“the Core Concessions” of The Santo Tomas Pr oject, located in northwestern Mexico. The
Company also holds an 80% interest in an additional 4,948 hectares of mineral concessions
surrounding and adjacent to the Core Concessions (for a total Project area of 6,121 hectares, or
15,125 acres). The Project is situ ated within the Santo Tomas Di strict, which extends up to the
Jinchuan Group’s Bahuerachi Project, approximately 14 km to the northeas t. The Project hosts
significant copper porphyry mineralization initially defined by prior exploration spanning the period
from 1968 to 1994. During that time, the Project area was tested by over 100 diamond and reverse
circulation drill holes, tota ling approximately 30,000 meters . Commencing in 2021, Oroco
conducted a drill program (Phase 1) at Santo Tomas, with a resulting total of 48,481 meters drilled
in 76 diamond drill holes.
Subsequent to the drilling at Santo Tomas, the resource estima tes and engineering studies led to a
revised MRE and an updated PEA being published and filed in August of 2024, which studies are
available online at the Company’s website at www.orocoresourcecorp.com and by reviewing the
Company profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
The Santo Tomás Project is located within 170 km of the Pacific deep-water port at Topolobampo
and is serviced via highway and proximal rail (and parallel corridors of trunk grid power lines and
natural gas) through the city of Los Mochis to the northern city of Choix. The property is reached,
in part, by a 32 km access road originally built to service Goldcorp’s El Sauzal Mine in Chihuahua
State.
Additional information about Oroco can be found on its website and by reviewing its profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Craig Dalziel, Chairman
Oroco Resource Corp.
Tel: 604-688-6200
Email: [email protected]
www.orocoresourcecorp.com
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legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, including, without
limitation, statements relating to future events or achi evements of the Company, and the use of funds from
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