Uintah Mountain retains Jacobs Engineering - selects Utah site for natural pigments plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Uintah Mountain Copper Company is pleased to announce that it has signed an engineering services agreement with the Denver, Colorado office of Jacobs Engineering/MinCorp to perform pigment plant design and feasibility study engineering services for its Sunshine Quartz/Hematite Claims Project in Utah. Jacobs Engineering/MinCorp, a division of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., has extensive experience with mining projects and construction management. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. provides engineering, design and consulting services, construction and construction management services, and process plant services.

Uintah Mountain Copper Company is also excited to announce that a preliminary agreement has been reached with the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration on a 2-acre pigment plant site to be located south of Price, Utah at its new industrial park development. The Price plant site was selected by the company after evaluation of a number of existing locations in the region. The new industrial park site provides Uintah with a modern facility, excellent access to transportation and utilities, and ample space for long-term growth.

Uintah Mountain Copper Company, a fully registered publicly held Utah corporation, is presently working on an operation in Utah's mineral-rich Uinta Mountains on 30 lode claims that contain possibly one of the highest grade and most unique natural red iron oxide pigment deposits in the United States. The project is founded on environmentally sound ore removal, reclamation and refining principles, with a commitment to no tailings and zero-waste production methods. The company has been developing these claims and marketing its unique ore in the high value specialty natural pigments market.

Uintah Mountain Copper Company is listed on the NASDAQ OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol UTMC. Its latest quarterly and annual financial statements are available at the corporate offices and on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR data base.

Additional information can be found on the companys website: www.uintahred.com or contact Ms. Pamela Kandaris-Cha at 801-530-1045.