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World Copper Announces Appointment of Technical Geological Advisor

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NR-21-07 March 15, 2021

World Copper Announces Appointment of Technical Geological Advisor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...Vancouver, British Columbia: World Copp er Ltd. (“ World Copper”) -

(TSX.V: WCU) announces the appointment of Mr. Daniel MacNeil, MSc., PGEO as Technical Geological

Advisor to the Company, the first of many steps aiding in the transition of World Copper into a world-class

copper company.

Mr. MacNeil is an Economic Geologist specializing in the Precious and Base Metals sectors, with over 20

years of experience from continental-scale project generation t o in-mine resource expansion in a wide

variety of geological settings in the Americas, Europe, Eastern Europe and the Near East. His expertise

includes project evaluation, target and opportunity identificat ion, exploration strategy, district entry

strategy, business development, strategic evaluation of geologi c terranes and execution of target testing.

Mr. MacNeil is the Founder of Vector Geological Solutions.

Northern Targets Exploration Update

The Company also provides an exploration update in regards to t he Northern Escalones porphyry copper

targets (“Northern Targets”). Geochemical sampling on the three northern targets is progressing well. The

large ASTER anomalies have been c onfirmed as intense quartz-ser icite, argillic and gossanous alteration

of porphyritic and granitic intrusions, as well as volcanic and sedimentary units. The first two batches of

180 samples from Rio Negro and Arguelles Este targets have been sent to ALS Global Laboratories in

Coquimbo, Chile. The crew is currently finishing the Arguelles target and will then move south to the main

Escalones deposit to begin sampling the Mancha Amarilla lithocap and flanking skarns.

Clockwise from top: Arguelles Este anomaly viewed to SE over ar gillic, pyritic and gossanous

monzonite; highly fractured, gossanous outcrop near the west ed ge; highly-gossanous monzonite at

centre of the anomaly.

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Current Copper Sector Trends

Copper is the main beneficiary when economic development becomes a focal point for governments world-

wide. Stimulus in the form of infrastructure investment is now starting to take a lead role, as the best way

to stimulate employment is to invest in infrastructure. Due to the many changing elements taking place on

the world stage, copper, a metal with fundamentals that are already in a tight supply demand imbalance, is

demonstrating and increasingly larger supply gap evidenced by the rising commodity price.

Additionally, green energy investment is also taking the front seat for the USA under newly-elected

President Biden. In which, the electrification of mobility and other major sources of power continue to rise

in importance, which directly impacts copper demand.

Henk van Alphen, World Copper CEO stated, “According to BMO's r ecent Global Metals & Mining

Conference, copper is the new gold. With copper prices nearing historical highs and gold quickly unwinding

in recent weeks, the interest of the conference participants ha s clearly shifted towards the former. Copper

(along with lithium) was picked by participants as being the me tal most in need of a supply response to

future demand. Meanwhile, over 70% of respondents believed copper will see the strongest demand growth

during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, significantly ahead of n ickel. World Copper, being a pure copper

go-to-play, is positioning itself to participate in this forecasted commodities Supercycle.”

Qualified Person

John Drobe, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed the scientific and technical

information that forms the basis for this news release and has approved the disclosure herein. Mr. Drobe

is not independent of the Company as he is a consultant of World Copper.

ABOUT WORLD COPPER LTD.

World Copper Ltd., headquartered in Vancouver, BC, is a Canadia n resource company focused the

exploration and development of its two primary copper porphyry projects, Escalones and Cristal, both

located in Chile. World Copper has laid claim to five copper porphyry targets, one with estimated resources,

significant soluble copper mineralization, and exciting potential to expand the resource base.

The Escalones porphyry-skarn copper-gold project has estimated resources of 185 million tonnes of 0.33%

copper (0.37% CuEq) Indicated and 254 million tonnes of 0.39% copper (0.43% CuEq) Inferred, based on

nearly 25,000m of drill core from 53 holes. In addition, three significant hydrothermal alteration zones,

each measuring between 2,000m and 3,000m in diameter, lie 8-10km to the north of the main discovery.

Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demo nstrated economic viability as there is no

certainty that all or any part of the resources will be convert ed into reserves. Inferred resources are that

part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or qual ity are estimated on the basis of limited

geological evidence and sampling. It is reasonably expected that the inferred resources could be upgraded

to indicated resources with continued exploration.

The World Copper team has a unique skill in navigating the mining sector within Chile, with some members

having worked in the country for more than 40 years and with discovery success.

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The Company recently applied for its common shares to trade on the OTCQB® Venture Market

(“OTCQB”), a US trading platform operated by the OTC Markets Group in New York. The Company will

provide further information once its common shares commence trading.

Detailed information is availabl e at the Company’s website at www.worldcopperltd.com, and for general

Company updates you may follow us on our social media pages via Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn.

For further details on the Company readers are referred to the Company's website. To view the Company’s

Canadian regulatory filings, please visit SEDAR.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of

WORLD COPPER LTD.

"Hendrik van Alphen"

Hendrik van Alphen

Chief Executive Officer

For further information, or to schedule a Zoom meeting with Management, please contact:

Henk van Alphen or Michael Pound

Phone: 604-638-3665

E-mail: [email protected]

Neither TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV)

accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statemen ts and forward-looking information (collectively,

"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation,

including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than

statements of historical fact, included herein incl uding, without limitation, statements with respect to

anticipated exploration program results from explo ration activities, the discovery and delineation of

mineral deposits/resources/reserves and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of

World Copper are forward-looking statements. Although World Copper believes that such statements are

reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expect ations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking

statements are typically identified by words such as : "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends",

"estimates", "plans", "may", "should", "would", "will", "potential", "scheduled" or variations of such words

and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nat ure, refer to future events or results that may,

could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. In making the forward-looking statements in

this news release, World Copper has applied several ma terial assumptions, including without limitation,,

market fundamentals will result in sustained copper de mand and prices, the receipt of any necessary

permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in connecti on with the future development of World Copper's

Chilean projects in a timely manner, including th e Escalones Project and the Cristal Project, the

availability of financing on suitable terms for the development, construction a nd continued operation of

World Copper's projects and its ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may

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cause the actual results, performance or achievements of World Copper to differ materially from any future

results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such risks

and other factors include, among others, operating and technical difficulties in connection with mineral

exploration and development activities, actual results of exploration activities, including on the Escalones

Project and the Cristal Project, the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and mineral resources,

the fact that World Copper's interests in the Cristal Project and the Escalones exploitation concessions are

options only and there is no guarantee that such interests, if earned, will be certain, the timing and amount

of estimated future production, the costs of production, capital expend itures, the costs and timing of the

development of new deposits, requirements for additional capital, future prices of copper, changes in

general economic conditions, changes in the financia l markets and in the demand and market price for

commodities, lack of investor interest in future financings, accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the

mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of

development or construction activities, risks relatin g to epidemics or pandemics such as COVID–19,

including the impact of COVID–19 on World Copp er's business, financial condition and results of

operations, changes in laws, regula tions and policies affecting mini ng operations, title disputes, the

inability of World Copper to obtain any necessary p ermits, consents, approvals or authorizations, the

timing and possible outcome of any pending litigat ion, environmental issues and liabilities, and risks

related to joint venture operations , and other risks and uncertainti es disclosed in World Copper’s

continuous disclosure documents. All of World Copper's Canadian public disclosure filings may be

accessed via www.sedar.com and read ers are urged to review these materi als, including the Escalones

Technical Report and the technical report on the Cristal Project, when filed.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. World Copper does not

undertake any obligation to update any of the forwar d-looking statements in this news release or

incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise required by law.