Highland Copper Provides Corporate Update

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Sept. 2, 2016) - Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HI) and Copper Range Company ("CRC") have agreed to extend the period to complete the acquisition of the White Pine project to December 2, 2016. The final closing of the acquisition is subject to releasing CRC for financial assurance and certain environmental obligations associated with the remediation and closure plan of the historical White Pine mine site in a manner that is acceptable to all parties involved, including applicable governmental authorities.

Highland Copper Company Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on exploring and developing copper projects within the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S.A. Additional information about Highland and more specifically about the transaction with CRC is available in previous news releases on the Company's website at www.highlandcopper.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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