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US Copper Provides Update ON Superior Drill Program

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US COPPER PROVIDES UPDATE ON SUPERIOR DRILL PROGRAM

TORONTO, CANADA, Sept 14, 2021 – US Copper Corp (“ US Copper” or the “ Company”)

(TSX Venture: USCU) (OTCQB: USCU F) (Frankfurt: C73) is providin g an update on the Dixie

fire and its impact on the Company’s activities at its Moonlight-Superior Copper Project in north-

east California.

 The evacuation orders for the Dixie Fire are slowly being lifted, but access to our Moonlight-

Superior property is still restricted.

 The Dixie fire has now burned over 950,000 acres across 6 count ies and is the 2 nd largest

forest fire in California history.

 This fire burned across our entire property, but the drill rig, which remained on site, was not

damaged. However, due to prior commitments, the drill contractor will be moving the rig to

their next project. With only a couple of months remaining in the drill season it is unlikely

that our current drill contractor will return this season. Alternatives are being considered.

 Our core shed in Crescent Mills was untouched by the fire altho ugh power was interrupted.

Power is expected to be restored this week permitting us to fully resume activity.

 Seven holes (5,872 ft) had been completed on our Superior depos it up until the evacuation

order of July 20, 2021. Five holes have been logged and split core sent to the lab for assay.

Core from holes 6 & 7 still need to be logged, cut and sent to the lab in Reno. We expect all

assays to be completed and received by late October 2021.

 We initially planned 10-12 holes at Superior to be able to recl assify the Superior resource

(60 million tonnes @ 0.41% copper as per our Technical report o n Superior dated Nov 7,

2014 available on Sedar) from inferred to indicated. The 7 holes completed will allow us to

only partially achieve this objective, but we will be able to quantify the gold and silver credits

in the deposit that were largely ignored in assays by prior owners.

US Copper CEO Stephen Dunn commented: “We at US Copper have clo sely watched the

incredible destruction caused by the Dixie Fire and wish to say to all those affected that we are

very sorry for the loss and pain that many of you have endured. Our thoughts are especially with

those who have lost homes and livelihoods in Greenville and sur rounding areas. Also, we would

like to pay homage to the dedication and outright heroism of first responders and firefighters who

have kept up the fight for weeks on end.

About US Copper Corp

US Copper controls approximately 13 square miles of patented an d unpatented federal mining

claims in the Light’s Creek Copper District in Plumas County, NE California; essentially, the entire

District. The District contains substantial copper (silver) su lfide and copper oxide resources in

three deposits – Moonlight, Superior and Engels, as well as sev eral partially tested and untested

exploration targets.

The Superior and Engels Mines operated from about 1915-1930 pro ducing over 161 million

pounds of copper from over 4 million tons of rock containing 2. 2% copper with silver and gold

credits.

The Moonlight Deposit was discovered and drilled by Placer Amex during the 1960’s. Details of

the resources on US Copper’s property and the parameters used to calculate them can be found in

the "Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for t he Moonlight Deposit,

Moonlight-Superior Copper Project, California, USA" dated April 12, 2018, on both the

company’s website at www.uscoppercorp.com or on www.sedar.com under the US Copper Corp

profile.

Mr. George Cole is the Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101 r esponsible for the technical

information contained in this news release, and he has reviewed and approved this news release.

For Further Information Contact:

Mr. Stephen Dunn, President, CEO and Director, US Copper Corp ( 416) 361-2827 or email

[email protected].

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the

TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities

laws and regulations, including statements regarding th e future activities of the Company. Forward-looking

statements reflect the current beliefs and expectations of management and are identified by the use of words including

“will”, “hopes”, “anticipates”, “expected to”, “plans”, “p lanned”, “intends” and other similar words. Actual

results may differ significantly. The achievement of the resu lts expressed in forward-looking statements is subject to

a number of risks, including those described in the Company’s management discussion and analysis as filed with the

Canadian securities regulatory authorities which are availabl e at www.sedar.com. Investors are cautioned not to

place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.