LegalDocs_5623829.2 Opawica Explorations Inc. Announces Private Placement

300 – 555 W . Georgia Street, Randall Building, Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1Z6 T (604)681-3170, F (604)681-3552, [email protected] www.opawica.com

OPAWICA EXPLORATIONS INC. ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT

September 17, 2012 (Marketwire Canada) --

Vancouver, British Columbia: Opawica Explorations Inc. (TSX.V: OPW) ("Opawica") is pleased to announce a private placement offering (the “Offering”) of up to 4,000,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $200,000. Each Unit consists of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), each Warrant entitling the holder to acquire a further common share of Opawica at a price of $0.10 for a term of 12 months. It is expected that insiders of Opawica will subscribe for up to $113,000 of Units in the Offering. Closing of the Offering remains subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Proceeds from the Offering will be used for miscellaneous property, lien and closing payments for the sale of the Atikwa Lake property and for the initial cash payment required for the Teck-Kirkland property.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald (Dan) Clark Chairman Opawica Explorations Inc.

604-681-3170 [email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of accuracy of this news release.

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