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- Azucar Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: AMZ) is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on copper-gold porphyry targets. Incorporated in 2015 and headquartered at 1333 Johnston Street, Suite 210, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3R9, the company holds a 100% interest in the El Cobre project, comprising approximately 11,860 hectares in Veracruz State, Mexico, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico 75 km northwest of Veracruz city; this flagship property hosts five copper-gold porphyry zones along a 4-5 km trend, defined by Cu-Au soil anomalies, magnetic features, IP chargeability, and drilling results consistent with porphyry Cu-Au+/-Ag+/-Mo deposit models including disseminated and stockwork-vein sulphide mineralization, plus potential higher-level intermediate-high sulphidation epithermal features indicated by Pb-Zn-Ag-Au soil anomalies and altered volcanic rocks. Azucar explores for gold, copper, silver, and associated metals using advanced geological techniques such as soil sampling, IP geophysics, drone magnetics, alteration mapping, and rock sampling to identify and advance porphyry resources for potential development in the materials sector serving industrial and technological applications. In May 2025, Azucar signed an option-joint venture agreement with related party Almadex Minerals Ltd., under which it can acquire up to a 60% interest in three Nevada, USA projects—Pilot, Confusion Hills, and Red Ring—covering hydrothermal alteration zones with porphyry potential evidenced by anomalous Au, Cu, Mo, high chargeability, and pyrophyllite footprints; TSX Venture Exchange approval followed in October 2025 alongside management changes, enabling immediate copper-gold exploration commencement in Nevada as a strategic shift from primary Mexico focus, with Almadex holding a 19% interest in Azucar.