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QC Copper & Gold Adds a Second Rig to its Opemiska Drill Program

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QC Copper & Gold Adds a Second Rig to its

Opemiska Drill Program

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Feb. 23, 2021

/CNW/ - QC Copper and Gold Inc. ("

QC Copper

" or the "

Company

")

(TSXV: QCCU) is pleased to announce that it has added a second drill rig to its drill program on the

Opemiska and Cooke-Robitaille projects. As of

February 21

, 18 holes have been completed, with a

total of

3,600m

drilled.

"We've been very pleased with the rate of production from our single drill and now expect to double

this rate that our second drill has arrived. Once all the assay results are received, we will

communicate with shareholders and input these results into our mineral resource estimate being

managed by our Independent Qualified Persons. The Company is fully funded for this work, and we

look forward to delivering positive news for our shareholders," said

Charles Beaudry

, VP

Exploration, Director of the Company and Qualified Person according to NI43-101

This

20,000m

drill program will include 75 drill holes distributed between the Opemiska Project's

Springer and Perry mines to delineate a near-surface, in-pit mineral resource. Many of the planned

holes are twins of old surface collared mine holes, confirm the historical mine assays, and provide

infill sampling because of limited historical sampling due to the mine's focus on high-grade veins.

The Company is operating its drill program with strict protocols to prevent any outbreaks to ensure

our staff's safety and the communities that surround our project. To this end, all our personnel are

being tested for Covid-19 before travelling to the project.

About the Opemiska Copper Complex

The Opemiska Copper Complex is located adjacent to Chapais,

Quebec

, within

the Chibougamau region. Opemiska is also within the Abitibi Greenstone belt and within the

boundaries of the Province of Quebec's Plan Nord, which promotes and funds infrastructure and

development of natural resource projects. The Opemiska property covers 12,782 hectares and

covers the past producing Springer, Perry, Robitaille and Cooke mines, owned and operated

by Falconbridge. The project has the ideal in-place infrastructure, including a power station and

direct access to Highway 113 and the Canadian National Railway.

QP Statement

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by

Charles Beaudry

, P.Geo and géo., Director and Vice President Exploration for Power Ore, who is a

Qualified Person as defined in "National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral

Projects."

For information and updates on QC Copper and Gold, please visit:

www.qccopper.com

And please follow us on Twitter @qccopper

Forward-Looking Statements

Neither 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

release. Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements. This

information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties

that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any

forward-looking statements. QC Copper and Gold Inc. assumes no obligation to update the

forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those

reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable

to QC Copper and Gold Inc. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained

in filings by QC Copper and Gold Inc. with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are

available under QC Copper and Gold Inc. profile at

www.sedar.com

.

SOURCE

QC Copper & Gold Inc.

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