Canyon Copper Corp.: Director Cole McFarland Passed Away

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Canyon Copper Corp. (the 'Company' or 'Canyon Copper') (OTCBB: CYOO) is
sad to announce that Director Cole McFarland has passed away after a
fight with cancer. Mr. McFarland was appointed to the Board of Directors
in December 2007.

Anthony Harvey, CEO and Chairman of the Company said, "Cole will be
missed by many mining colleagues. He was a close and dear friend of mine.
Our sympathies go out to the entire McFarland family."

Mr. McFarland was a senior Mining Executive who worked in the mining
industry for over 40 years. He obtained a degree in Mining Engineering at
Washington State University; and later undertook graduate studies in
Geology at McGill University following two years in the U.S. Air Force at
Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska.

He joined Placer Development in 1957 as an Exploration Engineer and spent
the next 38 years with the Placer Group of Companies in various
operating, managerial and senior executive positions. Mr. McFarland was
appointed President and CEO of Placer Dome U.S until retirement in 1995.
He was responsible for the operation and growth of three gold properties
in the United States, including Cortez Gold Mines and initial development
of the world class Pipeline Deposit.

About Canyon Copper

Canyon Copper Corp.'s New York Canyon Property is located in the New York
Canyon area of the Santa Fe Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada. The
project hosts oxide and sulphide copper bearing mineralization outlined
by historical operators. The most advanced of these zones is the Longshot
Ridge copper oxide deposit. This zone has not been completely outlined
and remains partially open. The Copper Queen mineralized zone is located
approximately three Kilometres west of Longshot Ridge and hosts copper
and molybdenum sulphide mineralization. Several additional mineralized
areas identified throughout the New York Canyon property have yet to be
explored.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

CANYON COPPER CORP.

Anthony Harvey, CEO and Chairman

This Press Release may contain, in addition to historical information,
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are
identified by their use of terms and phases such as "believe", "expect",
"plan", "anticipate" and similar expressions identifying forward-looking
statements. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements
because they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
Company's expectations, and expressly does not undertake any duty to
update forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to the following, the Company's ability to obtain additional
financing, geological, mechanical or difficulties affecting the Company's
planned geological work programs, uncertainty of estimates of mineralized
material and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements.

Contacts:
Canyon Copper Corp.
Robert Meister, Corporate Communications
Continental North America Toll Free: 1-888-331-9326 or
(604) 331-9326
(604) 684-9365 (FAX)
Website: www.canyoncc.com

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