Superior Copper Intersects 4.87% Copper and 61.3 gpt Silver over 3.6 metres on the SB-Zone

TORONTO, April 4, 2013 - Superior Copper (TSX VENTURE:SPC) has received preliminary assay results for four drill holes of the current Phase 2 drill program at the Coppercorp Mine Area. Superior Copper continues to intersect high grade copper mineralization at the SB Zone which was drilled over 0.5 kilometres of strike length during the Phase 1 drill program. The Phase 1 drill program indicated the tabular SB Zone has an average of 3% copper over an approximate width of 3 metres to a known vertical depth of 175 metres. The current 2000 metre drill program includes infill drilling on the SB Zone as well as testing the depth extension and SE strike length extension of the SB Zone. BCP-20-13 intercepted the SB Zone at a vertical depth of 160 metres and intersected 4.87% copper and 61.3 gpt silver over 3.6 metres. BCP-18-13 intercepted the SB Zone at a vertical depth of 150 metres and intersected 1.3% copper, 26.4 gpt silver and 5.06 gpt gold over 1.3 metres.

The other two drill holes at the Coppercorp Mine Area, targeting the C Zone and B Zone, were designed to test structural controls on mineralization near the contact between mafic volcanic rocks and conglomerates within the Keweenawan Group of the Proterozoic Southern Province.


Table 1 - Preliminary Results

Hole       Zone      From (m)  To (m)  Interval (m)  Cu (%)  Ag (gpt)  Au (gpt)
BCP-20-13  SB Zone    226.8    230.4        3.6      4.87       61.3         -
BCP-18-13  SB Zone    102.4    102.7        0.3      1.74          -         -
                      147.2    147.5        0.3      1.39        2.0         -
                      176.5    177.8        1.3      1.08       26.4      5.06
BCP-13-13   C Zone    174.7    177.1        2.4      Anomalous Values
                      185.7    190.0        4.       Anomalous Values
BCP-13a-13  B Zone     42.3     47.5        5.2      1.84       12.8         -

The Exploration Permit

Superior Copper has secured an Exploration Permit, valid until March 31, 2016, that is compliant with the recent changes to the Ontario Mining Act. The approved application enables Superior Copper to continue exploration activities without any delays related to the new regulations that became mandatory on April 1, 2013.

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed by Delio Tortosa, P.Eng. who is a "Qualified Person" under National Instrument 43-101 and a Director of Superior Copper. The historical results presented here have not been verified, and are given for information purposes only.


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 increasing global demand. The Company has two key exploration projects; the Batchawana Copper Project and the Rivière Doré Project in Quebec.


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Contact

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