Winter Drill Campaign Begins on Superior Project

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 12, 2015) - Superior Copper Corporation ("Superior Copper" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:SPC) announces that it has commenced its 2015 Winter Drill program on its 100% owned Superior Property (the "Property").

Initial drill targets for 2015 will be drilled to follow up the results of the 2014 drill program after a complete review, compilation and analysis of those results. Geochemical and structural data from SPC-14-07 showed positive indications of a potential intrusive source. Drill hole SPC-15-01 is set to test a resistive high to the east of SPC-14-07 identified from the 2014 ZTEM survey that bears a similar geophysical response to other known mineralized intrusions.

Additional drilling is planned to test a vertical strike extensive chargeability anomaly returned from the 2014 induced polarization survey ("IP") over the 3M Zone that appears spatially associated with copper mineralization discovered in SPC-14-01.

There are also several favorable geophysical targets in the central-eastern (see Map) portion of the property planned for 2014 that were rescheduled for 2015 due to timing, location, and access.

To view the map associated with this press release, please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/superior_copper_jan12_fig01.pdf

About Superior Copper Corporation

Superior Copper Corporation is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration. The Company's primary objective is to target highly prospective and underexplored mineral properties, particularly copper, in order to meet the continual global demand. Its primary land position is its 100% owned Superior Project, which covers 17,874 hectares or 179 square km, and is located approximately 85 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

The technical aspects of this press release have been reviewed by D. Morgan Quinn, P.Geo., who is the "Qualified Person" as defined by NI 43-101 for this project.

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