Superior Copper Intersects 2.22% Copper, 2.31 gpt Silver, and 0.11 gpt Gold Over 8.06 Metres

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 18, 2014) - Superior Copper Corporation ("Superior Copper" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SPC) is pleased to announce that it has intersected additional significant copper mineralization at the 3M Zone at its 100% owned Superior Project, 85 kilometres ("km") northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. Diamond drill hole SPC-3M-14-01, reported above, was a 50 metre ("m") up-dip extension of the discovery hole which intersected 1.26% copper, 9.89 grams per tonne ("gpt") silver and 0.10 gpt gold over 5.5 m (see press release dated July 9^th, 2014). Complete results received to date of the 3M Zone drilling are provided in the following table. Since drilling started on June 15^th we have completed 4,086 m, or 8%, of our budgeted 50,000 m on our regional targets. Two drills are now dedicated to our regional drilling program.

3M Zone Assays
Hole		Az	Dip	From (m)	To (m)	Interval	Cu %	Ag (g/t)	Au (g/t)
SPC-3M-14-01		065	-82	290.97	299.03	8.06	2.22	2.31	0.11
16T 671763mE
	5212807mN
SPC-3M-14-02		065	-74	no significant results
16T 671763mE
	5212807mN
SPC-3M-14-03		-	-90	no significant results
16T 671710mE
	5212781mN
SPC-3M-14-04		065	-82	258.31	259.80	1.49	0.94	3.4	0.11
16T 671776mE
	5212749mN
True Widths cannot be determined with the information currently available

Eight holes in addition to the discovery hole have been completed on the 3M Zone for a total of 2,609 m. Assays are pending for the remaining four holes. Please see the map attached.