The Venado/Venapai project was previously announced as an acquisition on July 8, 2008. The drill program is designed to initially test a mineralized area called Venapai Sur, one of the 4 major targets identified on the 3,600 hectare property. Surface samples from Venapai Sur mineralized zone contain copper oxides and prospectively leachable chalcocite copper and covers an area of roughly two square kilometers. Phase I contemplates close to 1200 meters of diamond core drilling and laboratory analysis of total and leachable copper content.

Pacific Copper's overall corporate strategy includes a major copper oxide and leachable copper component, involving the acquisition, exploration and development of suitable low-cost, surface mineable, heap leachable projects in northern Chile.

You can find more detailed information with respect to the company's projects, corporate information and leadership team at the company's website: www.pacificcopper.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" to the effect that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Any estimate of potential mineralized material is a forward looking statement. Forward- looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made based upon information available to management, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and other ecological data, the uncertainties related to third-party reports that have not been confirmed by management or the Company, and other factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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