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Western
Copper Corporation ("Western Copper" or the "Company")
(TSX:WRN - News)(AMEX:WRN - News) is pleased to announce
that its common shares have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") Amex in the United States. The Company expects
the shares to begin trading on or about Wednesday, February 9, 2011 under the
trading symbol "WRN". The Company will retain its current listing
on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX").
"We
are very pleased to list on the NYSE Amex, this is an important milestone for
Western Copper," said Dale Corman, Chairman
& CEO. "With a significant number of US shareholders already in
place, listing on the NYSE Amex will help us obtain even greater market
recognition and visibility in the US, enabling relations with new financial
partners and providing all of our shareholders with increased
liquidity."
ABOUT
WESTERN COPPER CORPORATION
Western
Copper is a Vancouver based exploration and development company with
significant copper, gold and molybdenum resources and reserves. The Company
has 100% ownership of four Canadian properties. The two most advanced
projects are the Carmacks Copper Project and the
Casino Project both located in the Yukon. The Casino Project is one of the
world's largest open-pittable copper, gold and
molybdenum deposits. For more information, visit www.westerncoppercorp.com.
On
behalf of the board,
F.
Dale Corman, Chairman & CEO
This
press release includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within
the meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact,
included herein, including without limitation, statements regarding potential
mineralization and reserves, financing plans, exploration results and future
plans and objectives of Western Copper are forward-looking statements that
involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Cautionary
Note to U.S. Investors: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission
permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose
only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally
extract or produce. Certain terms, such as "measured",
"indicated", and "inferred" "resources", are
used in the Company's disclosure documents filed in Canada that the SEC
guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in
their filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the
disclosure in Western Copper's Form 20-F, File No. 000-52231, which may be
secured from the Company, or from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
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