AQM Copper Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AQM)(BVL:AQM) ("AQM Copper" or the "Company") today
announced that AQM is shifting its main focus from exploring the Zafranal
property to working on development plans. As a consequence, the Company's Vice
President Exploration and General Manager of AQM Copper Peru, a subsidiary of
AQM Copper, Alvaro Fernandez-Baca, P.Geo. will reduce his day-to-day involvement
with AQM. With the release of the resource report earlier in 2012 (see press
release of April 03, 2012) the Company's exploration programme will be reduced
and the focus shifted to other potential targets on the property and on
progressing the preliminary economic assessment, set to be issued later this
year. Mr. Fernandez-Baca will continue to provide his services to AQM and will
remain as the Qualified Person for purposes of NI 43-101.


AQM is pleased to announce that Lorenzo de la Puente has been appointed as
General Manager AQM Copper Peru, effective July 1, 2012. Mr. de la Puente is
principal of the law firm Delapuente Abogados specializing in mining and
environmental law. Since graduating from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del
Peru law school in 1996 and earning a Masters Degree (LL.M.) from the University
of Houston Law Center in 2000, Mr. de la Puente has worked for Delapuente
Abogados for the last 10 years.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bruce Turner, President and CEO

ABOUT AQM Copper: AQM Copper Inc. is a Canadian based mineral exploration
company exploring and developing copper deposits in South America. Through its
wholly owned Peruvian subsidiary, Minera AQM Copper Peru S.A.C., the Company is
developing the Zafranal Copper-Gold Porphyry Project located in Southern Peru.
Minera AQM Copper Peru S.A.C. is the operator of a 50/50 JV with Teck Resources
Limited through a sole purpose Peruvian company formed for Zafranal as announced
in its press release on July 8, 2010. The Zafranal Project has NI 43-101
compliant measured and indicated resources of 510.7 million tonnes grading 0.36%
copper and 0.07 grams per tonne gold. Management and directors have extensive
experience working for the world's largest mining copper producers. Please refer
to the Company's website at www.aqmcopper.com, for further information regarding
the Company and its projects.


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