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EXHIBIT 99.1
AMEX/TSE: AZC
December 22, 2000
Contact: Lawrence G. Olson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
www.azco.com (866) 244-6422*
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IAN GRAY RESIGNS AS A DIRECTOR OF
AZCO MINING INC.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA, December 22, 2000. The Board of Directors of Azco Mining Inc.
announced that its director, Ian Gray, resigned effective December 19, 2000.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, Azco Mining Inc.
Lawrence G. Olson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
*PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO OUR RELOCATION AZCO MINING INC. HAS A NEW 1-800 NUMBER
(866)244-6422.
THIS NEWS RELEASE HAS BEEN PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY WHO TAKES FULL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS CONTENTS. THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE TORONTO
STOCK EXCHANGE NEITHER APPROVE NOR DISAPPROVE THE CONTENTS OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.
