Completion Of New Secondary Crusher Achieved

VANCOUVER - Copper Mountain Mining Corporation reported that construction of the new permanent secondary crusher at the Copper Mountain mine located in southern British Columbia is now complete and the crusher is being commissioned.  The project was completed on schedule and at the $40 million budget.  The secondary crusher was tested with ore and since then the commissioning of the crusher is progressing smoothly.

The tie in of the new secondary crusher into the existing one kilometer overland conveyor that transfers ore from the primary crusher to the new secondary crusher and mill feed stockpile was successfully completed without any operational interruptions to the SAG mill. With the new secondary crusher in operation, 100% of the ore feed going into the SAG mill is minus 2 inches in size.  Operations are steadily improving as the live crushed ore stockpile transitions from minus 5.5 inches to the new reduced ore feed size of minus 2 inches. With the new secondary crusher now in operation, the Company intends to dismantle the temporary portable crushing units that were put in place over the past twelve months; this change will reduce operating costs at the site.

Jim O'Rourke, President and CEO said,  "We are extremely pleased with everyone's efforts that have allowed us to bring the addition of this new secondary crusher into operation within our timeframe and budget.  Our team has successfully met and overcome all the challenges to complete the project in the seven month construction schedule.  The benefits to the mine will be immediate.  By reducing the size of the SAG Mill feed down to minus 2 inches we are confident that the mine will achieve our production expectations."

Copper Mountain's flagship asset is the Copper Mountain mine located in southern British Columbia near the town of Princeton. The Company has a strategic alliance with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation who owns 25% of the mine. The Copper Mountain mine commenced production in the summer of 2011 and has continued to improve its operations since startup.  The 18,000 acre site has a large resource of copper that remains open laterally and at depth.