CUU Copper Fox Metals Inc

Copper Fox Metals Inc. ("Copper Fox" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CUU) and its
wholly owned subsidiary Desert Fox Copper Inc. ("Desert Fox") are pleased to
announce that Desert Fox has completed the verification drilling program at its
Van Dyke copper project in Arizona and other corporate activities. The Van Dyke
oxide copper deposit is located in the Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona. 


Highlights:



--  Six diamond drill holes (3,211.7m) were completed across the Van Dyke
    oxide copper deposit, 
--  Broad intervals of copper oxide and copper carbonate minerals were
    intersected in all holes, The copper mineralization is hosted in
    intrusive breccia, Pinal schist and granite porphyry, 
--  Two of the drill holes intersected weak quartz veinlet hosted
    chalcopyrite+/-molybdenite mineralization below the oxide copper
    mineralization, 
--  Copper Fox has requested that it be allowed to exercise its pre-emptive
    right and participate, through its wholly owned subsidiary Northern Fox
    Copper Inc., in a top-up of its investment in Carmax Mining Corp
    ("Carmax") (TSX VENTURE:CXM) by subscribing for an additional 1,960,878
    units of Carmax at a price of $0.05 per unit (each unit will consist of
    one common share and one common share purchase warrant), and 
--  Copper Fox has purchased and located a total of 2,130 ha of mineral
    tenures contiguous to the Eaglehead project held by Carmax. This land
    will be sold to Carmax at cost. 



Mr. Stewart, President of Copper Fox stated, "The visual observations of the
core from Van Dyke are encouraging. Receipt of the assays utilizing different
copper analytical methodologies are required to determine if a resource
estimation should be commenced. All holes have been sampled for metallurgical
testwork purposes and these tests are underway. The acquisition of the
additional land contiguous to the Eaglehead project was completed to cover
favorable volcanic rock on the west side of the project and intrusive rocks east
and north of the Pass and Camp mineralized zones."


Van Dyke Project: 

The Globe-Miami District hosts the Pinto Valley, Carlota, Miami-East and
Miami-Inspiration copper projects (all currently in operation) and the mined out
Copper Cities and Old Dominion copper deposits. The Van Dyke oxide copper
deposit is located adjacent to the Miami-East and Miami-Inspiration operations.


The drilling program was completed with the objective to verify the historical
estimate for the Van Dyke oxide copper deposit stated in a report authored by
Clyde R. Caviness dated March 1, 1976 and entitled "Van Dyke Ore Reserve Report"
(the "Caviness Report") on behalf of Occidental Minerals Corporation. The
historical estimate is quoted as 119.2 million tons that averaged 0.52% copper
using a 0.20% copper cutoff (estimated to contain 1.2 billion pounds of total
copper - see the Company's news release dated April 12, 2013 for further
detail). The Caviness Report was completed using 34 diamond drill holes and
cutoff grades that ranged from 0.10% to 0.40% copper, and was based on diamond
drilling and information compiled by other companies who reviewed the data for
the Van Dyke deposit. Caviness estimated the volume of the mineralization on
each cross-section within the deposit and estimated the volume of the
mineralization between the cross-sections. The maximum distance of extrapolation
used for the estimation was 400 feet between drill holes. Caviness used the
extension of the mineralized trend, geology and grade of adjacent drill holes to
extrapolate between the drill holes. The tonnage factor for the estimate was
12.5 cubic feet per ton. Copper assays over 2.5% were not used in the estimate.
Caviness considered the estimate to be a geological ore reserve as no mining
method was selected for the deposit. Caviness also identified several possible
extensions to the deposit based on drill results.


(i)The historical estimate reported for the Van Dyke deposit is historical in
nature, Copper Fox wishes to clarify that an independent Qualified Person has
not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral
resources or mineral reserves, and accordingly, Copper Fox is not treating the
above historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. In
order to verify the historical estimate, additional diamond drilling,
metallurgical testwork, updated cost assumption and metal pricing would be
required.


Rationale for the Mineral Tenure Acquisitions: 

The 1,149 ha of mineral tenures located by Copper Fox are contiguous to the
Eaglehead copper-molybdenum-gold-silver project located in northern British
Columbia. The mineral tenures cover favorable volcanics located to the west and
intrusive rocks to the east of the Pass and Camp mineralized zones. Details of
the transactions are provided below and the Purchase Agreement will be filed on
SEDAR.


Marko/Mott Acquisition: 

The mineral claim blocks (consisting of three mineral tenures totaling 981 ha)
purchased from Randy Marko and Paul Mott ("Marko/Mott") are contiguous to
Carmax's Eaglehead project. Consideration paid by Copper Fox was $9,000 cash and
a 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the mineral claims subject to a
"Partial NSR Buyout Option". The Partial NSR Buyout Option allows Copper Fox at
any time to purchase half of the NSR for a cash payment of $1.0 million such
that the NSR is reduced from 2% to 1%. The Purchase Agreement will be filed on
SEDAR.


Elmer B. Stewart, MSc. P. Geol., President of Copper Fox, is the Corporation's
nominated Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101, Standards for
Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed the 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 (TSX VENTURE:CUU) focused on copper exploration and development in
North America with offices in Calgary, Alberta and Miami, Arizona. In addition
to Copper Fox's 25% interest in the Schaft Creek Joint Venture, Copper Fox
holds, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Desert Fox and Northern Fox; the
Sombrero Butte copper project in the Bunker Hill Mining District, Arizona, the
Van Dyke oxide copper project in the Globe-Miami Mining District, Arizona and a
42.09% equity interest in Carmax which holds the Eaglehead
copper-molybdenum-gold-silver project in northern British Columbia, Canada. For
further information on these projects, please refer to the Company's website at
www.copperfoxmetals.com.


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 information" within the meaning of
the Canadian securities laws. 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, but is
not limited to, statements about, the drilling program at the Van Dyke project:
the proposed top-up investement by Northern Fox in Carmax; the work required to
verify the historical estimate at the Van Dyke project; the historical
metallurgical testwork on the Van Dyke project; the acquisition of mineral
tenures contiguous to the Eaglehead project; and statements about Copper Fox's
strategy, future operations, prospects and the plans of management.


In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news
release, Copper Fox has made numerous assumptions, regarding, among other
things, the reported historical estimate on the Van Dyke deposit. 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: the
verification drilling program completed by Desert Fox on the Van Dyke oxide
copper project may not yield significant copper mineralization; the actual
mineralization on the Van Dyke deposit may not contain mineralization as
favorable as suggested by the historical estimate; the historical estimates for
the Van Dyke deposit may not be reliable or indicative of any commercial benefit
to Copper Fox; the top-up investment by Northern Fox in Carmax may not close as
complete as currently anticipated; fluctuations in copper prices and demand;
currency exchange rates; conditions in the financial markets and the overall
economy may continue to deteriorate; uncertainties relating to interpretation of
the previous drill results and the geology, continuity and grade of Van Dyke
deposit; the previous metallurgical test work and metal recovery rates; the need
to obtain additional financing and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program
milestones; uncertainty as to timely availability of permits and other
governmental approvals. In addition, the mineral tenures acquired by Copper Fox
around the Eaglehead project may not contain any significant mineralization or
any mineralization at all or be of any benefit to Copper Fox. 


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.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Copper Fox Metals Inc.
Investor line
1-844-484-2820


Copper Fox Metals Inc.
Lynn Ball
1-403-264-2820
www.copperfoxmetals.com

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