RETAINS RBC CAPITAL MARKETS AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Toronto and Phoenix, AZ -- December 2, 2008 -- Frontera Copper Corporation (FCC:TSX, FCC.NT:TSX, FCC.NT.A:TSX) today announced that RBC Capital Markets has been retained as the Company's exclusive financial advisor to assist in the examination and consideration of various corporate strategic alternatives, including the evaluation of any formal purchase offers that may be received from one or more potential acquirers.

ABOUT FRONTERA COPPER CORPORATION

Frontera Copper is a Canadian mining, development and exploration company whose principal activity is the production of copper cathode from the Piedras Verdes run-of-mine heap-leach copper operation in Sonora, Mexico. Based on the January 1, 2008 ore reserves and the estimated recoverable copper contained on the leach pads at December 31, 2007, approximately 1 billion pounds of copper is projected to be produced over the remaining 17-year life of the operation.

For further information, please see Frontera Copper's website at www.fronteracopper.com or contact:

Rod Prokop
Vice President, Investor Relations
(602) 424-5483
ir@fronteracopper.com

Alan Edwards
President and Chief Executive Officer
(602) 424-5488