AZCO Mining, Inc. Retains Investor Relations International as Investor Relations Counsel.

Business Editors

GLENDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2002

AZCO Mining, Inc. (AMEX:AZC), a rapidly growing industrial minerals, mining and metals enterprise, today announced that it has retained Investor Relations International (IRI) as its investor relations counsel.

The principals of IRI have developed award-winning investor relations programs for companies such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, ValueVision International, Inc., OSI Systems, Inc. and others, and have assisted dozens of public companies ranging from emerging small-cap companies to multinational corporations with market capitalizations in excess of $15 billion.

To be added to AZCO Mining's investor e-mail and fax lists, please contact Mark Daugherty of Investor Relations International at [e-mail].

About Investor Relations International

Investor Relations International (IRI), based in Los Angeles, California, is a leading investor relations firm serving a worldwide client base. For further information on IRI, please contact Haris Tajyar, Managing Partner of Investor Relations International at [e-mail] or visit www.irintl.com.

About AZCO Mining, Inc.

AZCO Mining is a U.S. mining company engaged in mining exploration and development with a general business strategy to acquire and develop mineral properties amenable to low-cost production. The Company is focused on producing Muscovite Mica from its 100 percent-owned Black Canyon Mica project located in Arizona. Construction has been completed on the mica project and limited production is underway. Marketing efforts are concentrated on the sale of mica-filled plastic pellets, developed by AZCO, to be used in the production of reinforced plastics. Feldspathic sand, produced as a by-product of mica production, is being marketed for use in high-end stucco production, golf courses, and agricultural products. Over 20 cosmetic manufacturers are testing AZCO's mica; three major cosmetics companies have approved AZCO mica for use in their products; and, the Company has fulfilled one initial order.

The information contained herein regarding risks and uncertainties, which may differ materially from those set forth in these statements in addition to the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors, constitutes a "forward looking statement" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to the safe harbors created thereby. While the Company believes that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking information are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. Accordingly, there may be differences between the actual results and the predicted results, and actual results may be materially higher or lower than those indicated in the forward-looking information herein. Further, the Company assumes no obligation to update or otherwise publicly revise the forward-looking information disclosed herein to reflect circumstances existing after the date hereof.