Universal Copper Ltd. announced the follow up program to the successful fall 2021 drilling program has commenced at the Company's Poplar Copper Project ("Poplar"), located southwest of Houston, B.C. The 2021 program encountered significant copper intersections including: 479.75 metres at 0.56% copper equivalent (CuEq) – 0.408% copper, 0.013% molybdenum, 0.13 g/t gold and 2.89 g/t silver; and 432.8 metres at 0.57% copper equivalent (CuEq) – 0.432% copper, 0.011% molybdenum, 0.15 g/t gold and 1.80 g/t silver; and an open 129 metres at 0.685% copper equivalent (CuEq) – 0.546% copper, 0.15 g/t gold and 6.94 g/t silver at the base of 21-PC-135. The Company is planning approximately 2,000 metres in 4 holes to expand the 21-PC-135 mineralization and confirm its northeast plunge. After this Phase is completed and results have been interpreted in the context of the conclusions and recommendations of the Vector Geological Solutions Inc. (“Vector”) targeted re-logging program, the Company plans to undertake an early summer follow-up program.

Drilling is again being conducted by Apex Diamond Drilling Ltd. of Smithers, B.C. Rugged Edge Holdings will handle camp and logistics, while Waldo Sciences Inc. will handle core logging, sampling, and QA/QC protocols. Analysis will be completed by ALS Minerals (“ALS”) at its ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited North Vancouver laboratory. The 61,600-hectare Poplar Project hosts a current undiluted indicated mineral resource of 152.3 million tonnes grading 0.32% copper, 0.009% molybdenum, 0.09 gram per tonne gold and 2.58 g/t silver and an undiluted inferred mineral resource of 139.3 million tonnes grading 0.29% copper, 0.005% molybdenum, 0.07 g/t gold and 4.95 g/t silver.

The mineral resource estimate has a cut-off grade of 0.20% copper. Universal Copper cautions investors mineral resources, which are not mineral reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. Poplar lies in an historic mining region, located 35km from the Huckleberry Mine and 42km from Equity Silver Mine, where low snowfalls will allow year-round work.

The road accessible property is bisected by a 138 Kva Hydroelectric line and lies 88km from Houston and 400km from the deep-water port at Prince Rupert by rail.