District Copper Corp. announced that it has secured an option with an arm's length vendor to acquire three (3) mineral claims encompassing 1513.93 hectares of mineral exploration lands surrounding the Copper Keg project located in the Cache Creek area of British Columbia. These claims will be acquired by District Copper for and in consideration of the sum of $25,000 and issuance and allotment of 1,500,000 common shares of District Copper in installments of: a) a $5,000 non-refundable deposit on signing of the Option Agreement; b) $10,000 and 1,000,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares within fourteen (14) days after the Option Agreement is accepted for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange; and c) $10,000 and 500,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares eighteen (18) months after the date of TSX Venture Exchange acceptance of the Option Agreement. The purchase is subject to a 1.0% Net Smelter Return Royalty with a buy down clause which would allow District Copper to purchase one half of the Royalty for $500,000. The terms of the agreement are subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. The addition of these three mineral claims to its Copper Keg land package increases the total area of interest for the project to 3272 hectares.