Copper Mountain Mining : ANNOUNCES 2016 YEAR END RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 21, 2017.

Suite 1700, 700 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 Telephone: (604) 682-2992

Facsimile: (604) 682-2993

Total production for the 2016 year was 103 million pounds of copper equivalent, including 83 million pounds of copper, 30,800 ounces of gold, and 291,900 ounces of silver, well above the Company's 2016 guidance of 80 million pounds of Copper. The mill averaged 92.1% operating time for the year at an average processing rate of 38,900 tpd for a total of 14.2 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 0.324% copper. For the last three months of 2016 the mill averaged 41,200 tpd throughput, again well above guidance of 37,500 tpd.

Mr. Jim O'Rourke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Copper Mountain said, "The mine team has done an outstanding job of increasing mill throughput, well above the design capacity, while continuing to minimize operating costs in a very safe operating environment. The favourable mine performance, coupled with the recent rise in the copper price, bode well for the Sharehodlers."

Conference call and webcast details are as follows:

The conference call and audio webcast will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:30 am (Pacific Standard Time) and will be followed by a question-and-answer period with investors.

Toronto and international: 647-427-7450

North America (toll-free): 1-888-231-8191

To participate in the webcast live via your computer go to: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=1347466&s=1&k=ED791330BAEC62471BE2651876C550ABReplay call information

Toronto and international: 416-849-0833 Passcode: 51771295

North America (toll-free): 1-855-859-2056 Passcode: 51771295

The conference call replay will be available from 10:30 am (PST) on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, until 11:59 pm PST on Monday, March 6th, 2017.

Participant audio webcast will also be available on the company's website at http://www.cumtn.com

Copper Mountain's flagship asset is the Copper Mountain mine located in southern British Columbia near the town of Princeton. The Company has a strategic alliance with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation who owns 25% of the mine. The Copper Mountain mine has a large resource of copper that remains open laterally and at depth. This significant exploration potential will be explored over the next few years in order to fully appreciate the property's full development potential. Additional information is available on the Company's web page at www.CuMtn.com.

On behalf of the Board of

"Rod Shier"

Rodney A. Shier, CA. Chief Financial Officer

Dan Gibbons, Investor Relations 604-682-2992 ext. 238 Email: Dan@cumtn.com Rod Shier, Chief Financial Officer 604-682-2992 ext.222 Email: Rod@CuMtn.com Website: www.CuMtn.com

Note: This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents, filed by the Company on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, specifically the most recent reports which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to review or confirm analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statement.