Opawica Exporations Inc. Intercects Significant Gold Mineralization at Atikwa Lake Property, Rainy River Region, Ontario

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 28, 2012) - Opawica Explorations Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPW) (the "Company"/"Opawica") announces the following assay results from Opawica's 100% owned Atikwa Lake gold-copper-silver property 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-11-08	Main Zone		218		362		144		0.17	0.136	0.76	0.42
	X-fracture	Including	236		259		23		0.23	0.225	1.00	0.64
		Including	244		248		4		0.37	0.389	1.90	1.09
		And	256		259		3		0.41	0.486	2.10	1.29
		Also	328		336		8		0.51	0.345	2.28	1.16
			433		458		25		0.35	0.292	1.98	0.90
		Including	447		457		10		0.59	0.540	3.97	1.61
AT-11-09	Footwall Zone		387		578		191		0.78	0.075	0.38	0.92
		Including	437		438		1		4.65	0.026	0.25	4.70
		And	475		491		16		4.06	0.086	0.58	4.22
		Including	476		477		1		49.10	0.010	0.80	49.14
		Also	553		554		1		8.27	0.014	0.25	8.30
		Also	567		578		11		2.50	0.009	0.25	2.52
		Including	573		577		4		5.15	0.013	0.25	5.18
		Including	573		574		1		11.30	0.010	0.25	11.32
AT-11-10	Main Zone		70		97		27		1.48	0.302	1.18	2.02
		Including	72		88		16		2.30	0.415	1.49	3.05
		Including	74		75		1		8.94	0.441	2.20	9.75
		And	81		87		6		3.97	0.636	2.61	5.13
		Including	81		82		1		7.80	0.723	6.30	9.20
		And	86		87		1		13.95	0.174	2.30	14.30
	Footwall Zone		196		197		1		3.17	0.195	0.60	3.52
			232		240		8		1.49	0.059	0.25	1.60
		Including	235		236		1		8.01	0.071	0.25	8.14
			359		360		1		3.90	0.189	0.25	4.23
			396		413		17		0.66	0.022	0.28	0.70
		Including	411		412		1		4.81	0.137	0.70	5.06

Note: AuEQ (Au Equivalent) calculated using US $800 per oz for Au and $2.00 per lb for Cu and $20 per oz for Ag:AuEQ = Au+(Cux22.05x2.00/800x31.1035)+(Agx20/800)

The above intervals for the Main (Maybrun) zone are approximate true widths. Further drilling is required to establish the true widths for the intervals within the Footwall Zone.

Hole AT-11-08 was drilled at the south end of the Main Maybrun deposit on geophysically indicated cross fracturing.

The above drilling combined with all previous drilling has now established the width of the Footwall Andesites, that contain intermittent gold, copper and silver mineralization, to be at least 150m wide, at least 525m down dip and over 600m long (Andesitic Unit). Hole AT-11-10 is a 100m step out to the north of past drilling on the Maybrun Main zone and the Footwall zone. The Footwall Zone is open on strike and to depth. Further assaying will now be undertaken on hole AT-11-10. This assaying will include sections of core from this hole that are visually less prospective for gold, copper and silver mineralization.

All of the above drilling in the Main (Maybrun) Zone and the Footwall Zone is separate from previously reported mineral resources on the Atikwa Lake property.

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, 100% of the Carscallen-Whitesides property in the West Timmins gold district, Ontario, and owns 100% of the Bro Property which is a precious and base metal prospect located in Yukon, Canada. In addition, Opawica owns 5,317,352 shares (11%) of Upper Canada Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:UCC).

QUALITY CONTROL - DISCLAIMERS

The stated gold equivalent (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. Kevin O'Flaherty, 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.