Copper Mountain Mining Appoints Edward Dowling as Chair of the Board

VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX: CMMC) (ASX: C6C) (the "Company" or "Copper Mountain") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Dowling as the Chair of the Copper Mountain Board, effective immediately.

Mr. Dowling has over 30 years of mining experience including senior executive and board governance positions with both domestic and international companies. Mr. Dowling is currently on the Board of Teck Resources Ltd., SSR Mining Inc., PJSC Polyus as Chair, and was recently Chair of Alacer Gold Corp. until its merger with SSR Mining Inc. in 2020. He was previously President and CEO of Alacer Gold Corp., President and CEO of Anatolia Minerals Development Limited, President and CEO of Meridian Gold Inc., Executive Director (Mining and Exploration) of De Beers SA, Executive Vice-President of Operations of Cleveland-Cliffs and held a variety of operational roles in a leadership capacity at Phelps Dodge Corporation and Cyprus Amax.

Mr. Dowling holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing, and a Master's Degree and Doctor of Philosophy in Mineral Processing, all granted from Pennsylvania State University. 

The Company would like to express its sincere thanks to Mr. Bruce Aunger for acting as interim Chair as the Company completed its search for a new Board Chair as part of its previously announced Board renewal process. Mr. Aunger will remain a Director of the Company and the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board.

About Copper Mountain Mining Corporation
Copper Mountain's flagship asset is the 75% owned Copper Mountain mine located in southern British Columbia near the town of Princeton. The Copper Mountain mine currently produces approximately 100 million pounds of copper equivalent.  Copper Mountain also has the development-stage Eva Copper Project in Queensland, Australia and an extensive 2,100 km² highly prospective land package in the Mount Isa area. Copper Mountain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMMC" and Australian Stock Exchange under the symbol "C6C".

Additional information is available on the Company's web page at www.CuMtn.com.

On behalf of the Board of

COPPER MOUNTAIN MINING CORPORATION
"Gil Clausen"     

Gil Clausen, P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer

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