Equinox Completes the First Three Drill Holes of its Phase II Drill Program at Binghampton Copper Queen

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 13, 2013) - Equinox Copper Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EQX) ("Equinox" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the first three drill holes of its 16-hole drill program at its Binghampton Copper Queen (BCQ) volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) project near Prescott, Arizona. Following Phase I - where the Company was seeking to gain a better understanding of the copper oxide and sulfide mineralization on the Copper Queen Trend - Phase II is being conducted to target the shallow copper oxide mineralization already encountered in Phase I at depths of less than 50 metres from surface on the property. Of note, both the Phase I and Phase II drilling concentrate on an area which includes the past-producing Copper Queen mine.

Equinox CEO Corey Dias states, "We are pleased to have commenced Phase II of our drill program at BCQ. Following the success of Phase I - where we intersected shallow copper oxide mineralization - we are now focused on determining the extent of the shallow copper oxides on the Copper Queen trend. We believe that Phase II, if successful, could provide a basis for the potential delineation of a copper oxide resource, although further drilling would need to occur in order to make that determination."

About Equinox Copper Corp.

Equinox Copper Corp. is a publicly traded corporation listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE:EQX) and is engaged in mineral exploration and development in the United States and Chile. Its primary focus is on further developing its nascent copper production operation in Chile, while its longer-term focus is on the development of its Arizona-based copper properties. To find out more about Equinox, visit its website at www.EquinoxCopper.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Equinox Copper Corp.

Corey Dias, CEO

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