Los Andes Copper Ltd. to Raise Approximately $2.1 Million

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired - Dec. 24, 2014) - Los Andes Copper Ltd. ("Los Andes", or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LA) (PINKSHEETS:LSANF) is pleased to announce that it is raising approximately $2.1 million in total proceeds, including up to $1,450,000 in gross proceeds from a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") and $652,587.27 pursuant to shares for debt settlement agreements with two insider shareholders of the Company (the "Settlement Agreements").

The Company has agreed to sell up to 6,590,909 shares (the "Private Placement Shares") priced at $0.22 per share in accordance with the terms of the Private Placement, and to enter into settlement agreements with Turnbrook Mining Ltd. ("TBML") and Zeitler Holdings Corp. ("ZHC"), providing that Los Andes will issue common shares of the Company (the "Settlement Shares") at a deemed price of $0.22 per common share in full and final settlement of amounts owing to each of TBML and ZHC. TBML is one of the Company's largest shareholders and ZHC is the management company of Dr. Klaus Zeitler, the Company's Chairman. In accordance with the Settlement Agreements, $608,487.27 owing to TBML pursuant to loans made by TBML to Los Andes, and $44,100 owing to ZHC, being one-half of management fees currently outstanding to ZHC, will be settled through the issue of a total of 2,966,306 Settlement Shares to TBML and ZHC.

The proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to fund exploration and development work on the Company's Vizcachitas project and for general working capital purposes.

The Settlement Agreements and the Private Placement are subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. The Private Placement Shares and the Settlement Shares will be subject to a hold period of four months from the closing date of the private placement and from the dates of the Settlement Agreements, respectively, in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.


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Such Forward-Looking Information is based upon the Company's assumptions regarding global and Chilean economic, political and market conditions and the price of metals and energy, and the Company's production. Among the factors that have a direct bearing on the Company's future results of operations and financial conditions are changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, a change in government policies, competition, currency fluctuations and restrictions and technological changes, among other things. Should one or more of any of the aforementioned risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from any conclusions, forecasts or projections described in the Forward-Looking Information. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise Forward-Looking Information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Contact

Los Andes Copper Ltd.
Eduardo Covarrubias, President & CEO
Tel: (56-99) 323-3156

Los Andes Copper Ltd.
Michael Kuta, Corporate Secretary
604-697-6201
info@losandescopper.com
www.losandescopper.com