Vancouver, British Columbia -- Copper North Mining Corp. ("Copper North" or the "Company") (TSX.V: COL) announces the closing of the Company's non-brokered, private placement of 6,000,000 common shares of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of $0.167 per Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,002,000 (the "Private Placement").

The securities issued under the Private Placement are subject to a hold period and may not be traded until October 2, 2012.

About Copper North

Copper North is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company. Copper North's assets include the Carmacks Copper Project located in the Yukon, and the high-grade, stratiform-copper Redstone Property, located in the Northwest Territories. Copper North trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol COL.

Please visit www.coppernorthmining.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

"Sally L. Eyre"

Dr. Sally L. Eyre
President, CEO and Director

For Further Information:
Peter Oates, Manager, Investor Relations

Tel: 604.638.2505
Email: info@coppernorthmining.com
Web: www.coppernorthmining.com


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