LONGUEUIL, QC–(Marketwired – March 22, 2016) – Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSX VENTURE: HI) (“Highland”) is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has consented to the extension of the expiry date of 41,250,000 share purchase warrants originally issued in May 2012 (the “Warrants”) as part of a non-brokered private placement of the Company’s securities. The new expiry date of the Warrants is March 31, 2017. The exercise price of $0.75 remains unchanged.

Warrantholders are advised that replacement Warrant certificates will not be issued and that the original Warrant certificates must be presented to Highland in order to effect the exercise of such Warrants.

ABOUT HIGHLAND

Highland Copper Company Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on exploring and developing copper projects in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S.A. Additional information about Highland is available on the Company’s website at www.highlandcopper.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com 

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 release.