Toronto, ON – June 27, 2023 – QC Copper and Gold Inc. ("QC Copper" or the "Company") (QCCU: TSXV | QCCUF: OTCQB) is pleased to announce that it has completed all obligations under its option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Opemiska Project.

"This achievement marks a significant milestone for QC Copper's journey, and we express our gratitude to the vendors, Ex-In and the Gaucher family, for their partnership in the development of Opemiska, with the common goal of establishing the next copper and gold open pit mine in Canada," said Stephen Stewart, QC Copper CEO.

As per the Company's news release on December 12, 2018, QC Copper and Explorateurs-Innovateurs de Quebec Inc. (“Ex-In”), a private arms-length company, entered into a definitive agreement to provide the Company with a 100% interest in the Opemiska Project.

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About the Opemiska Copper Complex

The Opemiska Copper Complex is adjacent to Chapais, Quebec, within the Chibougamau district. Opemiska is also within the Abitibi Greenstone belt and within the boundaries of the Province of Quebec's Plan Nord, which promotes and funds infrastructure and development of natural resource projects. The greater Opemiska property, which includes the Ex-In option, the object of the current news release, covers 24,412 hectares and covers the past producing Springer, Perry, Robitaille and Cooke mines, previously-owned and operated by Falconbridge between 1953-1991. The project hosts excellent on-site infrastructure, including a power station and direct access to Highway 113 and the Canadian National Railway.

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To speak to the Company directly, please contact:

Stephen Stewart, Chief Executive Officer

Phone:  416.644.1567

Email:   sstewart@qccopper.com   

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