Vancouver, British Columbia -
Newsfile Corp. - August 6, 2025 -
Intrepid Metals Corp. (TSXV: INTR) (OTCQB: IMTCF) ("Intrepid" or the
"Company")
is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Purchase and Sale
Agreement (the "Agreement") with private owners for highly sought after
patented mining claims (the "Viewsite Claims") immediately
south/southwest of the Ringo Copper-Gold Zone at the Corral Copper
Property ("Corral" or the "Property") in Cochise County, Arizona. The
Viewsite Claims are located within 2km of the Ivanhoe Electric
("Ivanhoe") claims, which Ivanhoe acquired following Intrepid's
successful 2024 drill program. Please refer to
Intrepid News Release dated January 15, 2025
for further details. The Viewsite Claims cover several prospective
targets that are geologically consistent with mineralization previously
encountered at the Ringo Zone, where drilling intersected 112.95m of
1.50% copper and 216.50m of 0.71% copper*.
"The Viewsite Claims are strategically located between our high-grade
Ringo Zone and the claims acquired by Ivanhoe following our highly
successful 2024 drill program at Corral and securing these patented
mining claims is a strategic step that strengthens our position in the
district," said Ken Engquist, Chief Executive Officer of Intrepid.
"Located immediately adjacent to our Ringo mineral rights, the Viewsite
Claims host several compelling targets that we are eager to evaluate
through upcoming exploration. An added advantage is that the Viewsite
Claims are patented mining claims, which provide full ownership of both
surface and mineral rights. This advantage streamlines permitting,
increases operational flexibility, and adds long-term value to our
portfolio."
The Viewsite Claims add 348 acres of patented mining claims and
increases the Company's land position to roughly 10,346 acres (4,187
hectares). They have excellent exploration potential, supported by
geological, geophysical, and historical data. The Viewsite Claims share
key characteristics with the adjoining Ringo Zone, including intensely
altered multi-phase porphyry intrusions, porphyry style alteration
(quartz-sericite-pyrite), and skarn and carbonate replacement style
mineralization. Geophysical surveys reveal magnetic and resistivity
features consistent with subsurface mineralization, together
representing several priority targets. Historical drilling intersected
anomalous copper, gold, and silver in several locations. The presence of
reactive Paleozoic limestones, jasperoids, and supportive trace element
geochemistry further demonstrate the potential for CRD-style
mineralization. Complex structural fabrics, including stacked thrust
faults and abrupt geological transitions, enhance the likelihood of
mineralization. Zones of high-grade mineralization are present,
underscoring the need for additional mapping and drilling. Overall, the
Viewsite Claims are highly prospective for porphyry, CRD, and skarn-type
systems and warrant continued exploration.
The terms of the Agreement are as follows:
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Intrepid shall pay the vendor US$100,000 upon closing and the remaining balance of US$375,000 on or before January 31st, 2026.
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No common shares or other securities are issuable pursuant to the Agreement.
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The vendor is arm's length to the Company.
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No finder's fees are payable in connection with this transaction.
*For additional technical information on the drill results disclosed in
this news release, including data verification and QA/QC procedures,
please refer to the Company's news releases entitled "Intrepid Metals
Intersects 216.50m of 0.71% Copper Starting 29m from Surface at Corral
Copper in Arizona" dated July 10, 2025 and "Intrepid Metals Drills
20.20% Cu, 8.51 gpt Au and 250.00 gpt Ag (23.85% CuEq
1) at its Corral Copper Property in Arizona" dated July 9, 2024 available on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and
www.intrepidmetals.com.
Mr. Daniel MacNeil, P. Geo, a consultant of the Company, is a Qualified
Person ("QP") as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. MacNeil has
reviewed and approved the technical information disclosed in this news
release.
About Corral Copper
The Corral Copper Property, located near historical mining areas, is an
advanced exploration and development opportunity in Cochise County,
Arizona. Corral is located 15 miles east of the famous mining town of
Tombstone and 22 miles north of the historic Bisbee mining camp which
has produced more than 8 billion pounds of copper
1.
Production from the Bisbee mining camp, or within the district as
disclosed in the next paragraph, is not necessarily indicative of the
mineral potential at Corral.
The district has a mining history dating back to the late 1800s, with
several small mines extracting copper from the area in the early 1900s,
producing several thousand tons. Between 1950 and 2008, various
companies explored parts of the district, but the effort was
uncoordinated, non-synergistic and focused on discrete land positions
and commodities due to the fragmented ownership. There is over 50,000m
of historical drilling at Corral mainly centered on the Ringo, Earp and
Holliday Zones and although this core has been destroyed, Intrepid has a
historical digital drill hole archive database which the Company uses
for the purposes of exploration targeting and drill hole planning.
Intrepid, through ongoing exploration drilling and surface geological
mapping, sampling and prospecting is increasing confidence in the
validity of these data.
The Corral Copper Property is currently comprised of the Excelsior
Property, the CCCI Properties, the Sara Claim Group and the MAN
Property. The Company has completed the acquisition of the Excelsior
Property and Sara Claim Group through purchase and sale agreements. The
Company has the right to acquire the corporate group that holds the CCCI
Properties through an option agreement. The Company has the right to
acquire the MAN Property through an option agreement. See the
"Commitments" section of the Company's most recently filed Management
Discussion and Analysis for further details.
Intrepid is confident that by combining modern exploration techniques
with historical data and with a clear focus on responsible development,
the Corral Copper Property can quickly become an advanced exploration
stage project and move towards development studies.
About Intrepid Metals Corp.
Intrepid Metals Corp. is a Canadian company focused on exploring for
high-grade essential metals such as copper, silver, and zinc mineral
projects in proximity to established mining jurisdictions in
southeastern Arizona, USA. The Company has acquired or has agreements to
acquire several drill ready projects, including the Corral Copper
Project (a district scale advanced exploration and development
opportunity with significant shallow historical drill results), the
Tombstone South Project (within the historical Tombstone mining district
with geological similarities to the Taylor Deposit, which was purchased
for $1.3B in 2018
2, though mineralization at the Taylor
Deposit is not necessarily indicative of the mineral potential at the
Tombstone South Project) both of which are located in Cochise County,
Arizona and the Mesa Well Project (located in the Laramide Copper
Porphyry Belt in Arizona). Intrepid has assembled an exceptional team
with considerable experience with exploration, developing, and
permitting new projects within North America. Intrepid is traded on the
TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) under the symbol "INTR" and on the OTCQB
Venture Market under the symbol "IMTCF". For more information, visit
www.intrepidmetals.com.
INTREPID METALS CORP.
On behalf of the Company
"Ken Engquist"
CEO
For further information regarding this news release, please contact:
Ken Engquist, CEO
604-681-8030
invest@intrepidmetals.com
Notes
1 Information disclosed in this news release regarding the
historic Bisbee Camp can be found on the Copper Queen Mine website and
on the City of Bisbee website (
www.bisbeeaz.gov/2174/Bisbee-History).
2 Details regarding the sale of the Taylor Deposit can be found in South32 News Release dated October 8, 2018 (
South32 completes acquisition of Arizona Mining).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements contained in this release constitute
forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities laws. Such forward-looking statements relate to: the
potential of the property; the closing of the transaction contemplated
by the Agreement; the exploration potential of the Viewsite Claims; the
interpretation of drills results; details about potential
mineralization; the exploration potential of the Corral Copper Property
and the Company's other mineral projects; and potential future
production.
In certain cases, forward-looking information can be identified by
the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "believes", or
variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "occur" or "be
achieved" suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs,
plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future
events or performance. Forward-looking information contained in this
news release is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding,
among other things, the Company can raise additional financing to
continue operations; the results of exploration activities, commodity
prices, the timing and amount of future exploration and development
expenditures, the availability of labour and materials, receipt of and
compliance with necessary regulatory approvals and permits, the
estimation of insurance coverage, and assumptions with respect to
currency fluctuations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims,
and other similar matters. While the Company considers these assumptions
to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they
may prove to be incorrect.
Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks
inherent in the exploration and development of mineral deposits,
including risks relating to the ability to access infrastructure, risks
relating to the failure to access financing, risks relating to changes
in commodity prices, risk related to unanticipated geological or
structural formations and characteristics risks related to current
global financial conditions, risks related to current global financial
conditions and the impact of any future global pandemic on the Company's
business, reliance on key personnel, operational risks inherent in the
conduct of exploration and development activities, including the risk of
accidents, labour disputes and cave-ins, regulatory risks including the
risk that permits may not be obtained in a timely fashion or at all,
financing, capitalization and liquidity risks, risks related to disputes
concerning property titles and interests, environmental risks and the
additional risks identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the
Company's reports and filings with applicable Canadian securities
regulators.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from
those described in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information
is made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by
applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
has reviewed or accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.