Opawica Explorations Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPW) Announces Further Assay Results From the Atikwa Lake Gold-Copper Project, Ontario

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2011) - Opawica Explorations Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPW) (the "Company" / "Opawica") announces the following assay results from the Atikwa Lake gold-copper project located in the Rainy River region near Kenora, Ontario.

Assay Results Received For Opawica 2011 Drilling - Atikwa Lake Property

Hole No.		Zone		From (m)	To (m)	Width (m)	Au g/t	Cu %	Ag g/t	AuEQ g/t
AT-11-01		Footwall Zone	previous	11	13	2	1.40	0.043		1.47
			previous	28	40	12	0.69	0.033		0.75
			prev. and new	294	783	489	0.49	0.048		0.57
			incl. previous	294	603	309	0.59	0.039		0.66
			including	294	295	1	11.35	0.033		11.41
			and	320	325	5	0.65	0.196		0.98
			including	323	324	1	2.16	0.264		2.61
			also re assayed	394	447	53	2.40	0.049		2.48
			including	409	426	17	5.76	0.059		5.86
			including	423	426	3	18.13	0.088		18.28
			including	423	424	1	25.10	0.048		25.18
			also	553	554	1	11.10	0.009		11.12
			also prev. and new	695	707	12	1.90	0.058		2.00
			incl. previous	695	702	7	2.55	0.079		2.69
			incl. previous	697	699	2	4.65	0.074		4.78
			new	703	721	18	0.54	0.076		0.67
			including	706	707	1	4.15	0.037		4.21
			new	748	783	35	0.40	0.155		0.67
			including	748	754	6	0.97	0.299		1.49
			including	752	753	1	3.73	0.401		4.42
AT-11-04		Main Zone		4	92	88	0.50	0.228	0.92	0.91
			including	4	71	67	0.59	0.267	1.06	1.08
			including	6	7	1	3.03	0.508	4.10	4.00
			and	20	25	5	1.15	1.625	6.58	4.11
			and	51	68	17	1.57	0.159	0.43	1.86
			including	64	68	4	3.85	0.268	0.64	4.33
			including	64	65	1	8.21	0.278	0.25	8.69
AT-11-05		Main Zone		17	40	23	0.36	0.809	2.84	1.81
			including	17	33	16	0.46	1.091	3.86	2.43
			including	17	27	10	0.64	1.397	5.28	3.17
			including	25	26	1	0.88	5.660	15.70	10.98
				70	74	4	0.80	0.252	20.01	1.73
			including	72	74	2	1.25	0.446	1.00	2.04
AT-11-06			NSV
AT-11-07		Main Zone		78	113	35	0.27	0.435	1.81	1.06
			including	81	106	25	0.26	0.515	2.07	1.19
			including	81	83	2	0.87	1.203	4.75	3.05
			and	101	104	3	0.35	1.208	4.53	2.53
			also	112	113	1	2.35	1.165	6.40	4.51
		Footwall Zone		231	249	18	0.29	0.321	1.08	0.87
			including	234	237	3	0.71	1.032	3.27	2.56
			including	236	237	1	1.25	1.690	5.50	4.29
				267	290	23	0.60	0.085	0.34	0.76
			including	267	268	1	7.24	0.043	0.25	7.32
				403	406	3	2.98	0.037	0.25	3.05
			including	403	404	1	8.31	0.052	0.25	8.41
				523	524	1	5.36	0.003	0.25	5.37
Note: AuEQ (Au Equivalent) calculated at US $800 per oz Au and $2.00 per lb for Cu and $20 per oz for Ag: AuEQ = Au + (Cu * 22.05 * 2.00 / 800 * 31.1035) + (Ag * 20 / 800)

Hole AT-11-01 has increased from an overall mineralized core section from 408m at 0.59 g/t AuEq to 489m at 0.57 g/t AuEq along with one section between 394m to 447m (53m) being re-assayed as part of the Company's QA/QC procedures. The re-assaying marginally increased the grade of this interval from 53m at 2.44 g/t AuEq to 53m at 2.48 g/t AuEq.

Holes AT-11-04 and 05 were drilled to test near surface anomalies in the main zone as identified from surface and down hole geophysics. Hole AT-11-06 was drilled north to south into an untested area to the south west of the Main Zone. Hole AT-11-07 was drilled south to north through the Main Zone and into the Footwall Zone. Assays are pending on core from Holes AT-11-08, 09 and 10 which were drilled through the Main Zone with the Footwall Zone ("FWZ") as the main target to further test the FWZ to the north.

All of the above noted and tabled intercepts are not true widths. Further drilling and analysis is required to establish the true widths of these intercepts.

OPAWICA EXPLORATIONS INC.

Opawica is a Canadian mineral exploration company that has been operating as such for over 30 years. The Company owns 100% of the Atikwa Lake project near Kenora, Ontario, and may acquire up to 100% of the Carscallen-Whitesides property in the West Timmins gold district, Ontario, (subject to closing conditions, see March 25, 2011 Opawica press release) and owns 100% of the Bro Property which is a precious and base metal prospect located in Yukon, Canada. In addition, Opawica owns 6,864,852 shares (~19%) of Upper Canada Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:UCC).

QUALITY CONTROL - DISCLAIMERS

The stated AuEQ herein are head grades and metallurgical recoveries and net smelter returns are assumed to be 100%. Assaying for the above drill core was completed by ALS (Minerals) Canada Ltd., of North Vancouver, B.C.

Mr. Robert Laakso, P.Eng., is the Independent Qualified Person who has prepared or supervised the preparation of the information that forms the basis for the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.

The forgoing information may contain forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of the Company. Forward looking statements, specifically those concerning future performance, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the appropriate regulatory authorities. We seek safe harbour.