VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 4, 2015) - Lowell Copper Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:JDL) ("Lowell Copper" or the "Company"), announces that it has terminated its option agreement with respect to the Santa Marta project entered into with Minaurum Gold Inc. in March 2014.
J. David Lowell, Chairman and CEO, stated, "Given the state of the market we are reducing our exploration activity and will focus our efforts on our Warintza project in Ecuador where conditions are improving. As part of the initial option agreement transaction we became a shareholder of Minaurum and will benefit from any future success at Santa Marta from these holdings."
On behalf of the Board,
J. David Lowell, Chairman & CEO
About Lowell Copper
Lowell Copper Ltd. is a copper exploration and development-focused company led by J. David Lowell and is listed on the TSX-V. The company was founded to leverage the current market conditions and build a portfolio of economic copper projects through a combination of exploration, mergers, and acquisitions, by utilizing the considerable experience and success of management and directors of the Company. For further information on Lowell Copper visit www.lowellcopper.com.
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J. David Lowell, Lowell Copper's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 and has approved the scientific and technical content of this news release.
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