EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

6th March 2008

                             COPPER RESOURCES CORP                             

                              EXERCISE OF OPTIONS                              

Copper Resources Corp ("CRC", "the Company") announces that options in respect
of 125,000 common shares in the Company have been exercised. Accordingly, these
shares were duly issued and allotted on 6th March 2008.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for these common shares
to be admitted to trading on AIM on 12th March 2008.

Following this exercise, the total number of the Company's shares currently in
issue is 85,911,021.

In addition, there are 1,307,146 options which remain outstanding.

Enquiries:

   Copper Resources    Nabarro Wells &  Fox-Davies Capital          GTH        
     Corporation         Co. Limited          Limited                          
                                                              Communications   
                                                                               
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