Highland Copper Announces Application to Extend Warrants

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - March 16, 2016) - Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HI) (the "Company") announces that it is applying to the TSXV for approval of an extension to the term of the 41,250,000 share purchase warrants set to expire on March 31, 2016 (the "Warrants"). The Warrants were originally issued in three tranches as part of a non-brokered private placement of the Company's securities in May 2012, and their original expiry dates in May 2014 were previously extended to March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016. The Company is seeking a third and last 12-month extension expiring on March 31, 2017. The exercise price of $0.75 will remain unchanged. The extension is subject to the acceptance of the TSXV.

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. More information about the Company and the projects is available on the Company's website at www.highlandcopper.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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