QC Copper and Gold Inc. announced new assay results from its ongoing 60,000 metre drill program on Opemiska. Intersections include significant mineralized holes from zones within and outside the conceptual pit, which defines the Current NI 43-101 compliant 81.7M tonnes @ 0.88% CuEq of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources and 21.4M tonnes @ 0.73% CuEq of Inferred Mineral Resources (2021 MRE).Mill Zone is where most of the 2021 MRE Start Pit resides between the Springer and Saddle Zones. The Mill Zone is named for the historical ore processing plant where thick crown pillars were left behind to protect the buildings and operations.

These newly reported intersections consist of 50m step-outs on either side of the previously reported hole OPM-21-122, which intersected 184.5 m of 0.32% CuEq. Both OPM-22-143 and 146 are mineralized over considerable lengths and confirm a significant expansion of within pit resource in this area. Moreover, these holes are expected to significantly expand the starter pit, currently estimated at 10.6M tonnes of Measured & Indicated Mineral Resources grading 1.26% CuEq.Results of drilling on the east side of the Perry Pit to followup on hole OPM-21-69, which is included in the 2021 MRE include hole OPM-22-138 which intersected 21.0 m of 0.53% CuEq and OPM-22-139 that returned 19.5m @ 0.97% CuEq.

Both were step-out holes from hole 69 and confirmed the continuity of the zone.On the K-Vein, which was mined underground, the surface expression of the vein was drill tested with six holes and the western part of the vein intersected gold mineralization with low copper values. Although small, the zone is open to the west and could be the object of a small satellite pit. This veins system is located along the axis of the Springer inverted anticline and was drill tested early in 2021, returning up to 55m of 0.56% CuEq in pyroxinite in hole OPM-21-822.

More recent drilling to the east returned a 28.6m interval grading 0.56% CuEq and confirmed multiple mineralized zones that are conducive to open-pit mining. The composite intervals are quoted "as is" and do not necessarily represent true widths of mineralization. Within the deposit, there are veins in several directions but east-west veins are most common and these dip to north and in south plunging holes drilled into these veins the intervals have near true width intersections.

As of May 1st a total of 20,014 metres of drilling with 81 holes have been completed on the property since the publication of the fall-2021 mineral resource estimate.