TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 11, 2012) - Superior Copper Corporation (TSX VENTURE:SPC) (the "Corporation") announces that it has granted an aggregate of 400,000 options to purchase common shares of the Corporation exercisable at a price of $0.10 per share for a period of five years, to Brian Howlett, Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. The common shares issuable upon exercise of the options are subject to a four month hold period from the original date of grant. The options have been granted in accordance with the terms of the Corporation's stock option plan and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.