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"Volvo is pleased to support this year's Beyond Blond Lifestyle Month
program, which is the most ambitious yet," said Roger Ormisher, Vice
President of Public Affairs , Volvo Cars of North America.

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The program is complementary to Volvo's mission to
expand our U.41%Cu, 0.luminacopper.

Lumina has initiated a $1 million exploration program at Hushamu
designed to identify additional copper/gold porphyry targets that
will add to the existing resources at Hushamu and support the
construction of a large-scale mining operation. Upon a production decision on any mineral resources
delineated on the Electra concessions , Lumina will pay Electra
$800,000 in cash or Lumina stock.

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Volvo is the Official Corporate Platinum Sponsor of the month-long program,
which will commemorate "Swedish Design Year," the centenary anniversary of
Swedish film icon, Greta Garbo and Sweden's entrepreneurship and
achievements in lifestyle and artistic areas, including Film, Music,
Literature, Food, Sports and Fitness, Tourism and Trade .

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Lumina
Copper Corp. ("Electra") to earn a 100% interest
in Electra's mineral rights, totaling 14,600 hectares, which surround
Lumina's Hushamu copper/gold property on northern Vancouver Island,
B.C.

Lumina acquired Hushamu in 2002 and completed a NI 43-101
compliant mineral resource estimate that included Measured and
Indicated Resources of 231 million tonnes grading 0.com

With the acquisition, Lumina now controls the highly prospective
Island Copper porphyry belt that measures 35 kilometers in length and
5 kilometers in width.

LUMINA COPPER CORP.

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"Volvo is one of Sweden's strongest brands and has earned a solid
international reputation for innovative design, environmental consciousness
and safety within the industry.S. (For details
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On display are the
Tandem cars and the Volvo Extreme Gravity car designed by the Volvo
designers based at the Volvo design center in Camarillo.

Many Beyond Blond 2005 events will be open to the public.org). Hushamu is located approximately 25 kilometers west of Port Hardy
and 30 kilometers northeast of the reclaimed Island Copper Mine (345
million tonnes @ 0.19g/t Au).

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"Thanks to the generous support of Volvo and other sponsors and
partnering organizations, we are able to present to Californians: Sweden
today -- A nation delivering innovative design, creativity, environmental
systems, scientific breakthroughs, communication technologies and business
prowess that are having an impact worldwide on contemporary lifestyle and
quality of life. "Each spring, the
Consulate General of Sweden organizes a month-long series of events,
exhibits, seminars and celebrations that demonstrate Sweden's
entrepreneurial spirit and well-recognized leadership in lifestyle elements
like music and design.calsweden.

Lumina Triples Land Position Around Hushamu Property on Vancouver Island

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The Consulate General of Sweden and Volvo
Cars of North America will host a preview opening event at 6:30 PM March
14 at the Pacific Design Center (B203) in West Hollywood to kick off Beyond
Blond - Swedish Lifestyle Month 2005 (March 15-April 15), which celebrates
Sweden's role as a global leader in culture, lifestyle and the arts. We are proud to have them as a partner in
our Swedish lifestyle month," says Tomas Rosander, Consul General of
Sweden. Throughout the year, the
Consulate General supports extensive programs and efforts to bring together
Swedish companies, artists, musicians and many others to interact and forge
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(TSX:LCC)(AMEX:LCC) announces that it has signed an
agreement with Electra Gold Ltd. The belt includes the previously mined Island
Copper deposit in the south , Lumina's Hushamu deposit in the central
region and the Red Dog deposit in the north.

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Two major exhibitions are featured during
the month at the Pacific Design Center in West: "Designed in Sweden" an
exhibition presenting art, glass, furnishings, textiles and industrial
design recently shown at the Museum of London (the installation will be
shown in New York following its Los Angeles debut); and a special showing
of Volvo's futuristic automotive and industrial design. Numerous additional
copper/gold porphyry showings have been identified within the belt
including the Pemberton Hills, NW Expo, Goodspeed and South McIntosh
areas.

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In presenting its annual lifestyle program, the Consulate General of Sweden
aims to highlight the latest trends in a country with a global reputation
as a trend -setter while at the same time demonstrating the synergy that
exists between Sweden and California in lifestyle, design, music, film,
fitness, IT, life sciences and biotechnology.38g/t Au. The acquisition of
Electra's mineral rights will allow the company to expand this
program along the entire length of the belt.

The acquisition requires Lumina to pay $200,000 over a three-year
period.

Anthony Floyd, President

Lumina Copper Corp. (TSX:LCC) (AMEX:LCC)

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Among the featured
lifestyle events are: a tribute to Greta Garbo at the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences; Nordic Walking classes at Santa Monica Beach; a
Literary Event with PEN USA presenting Swedish and American authors, and
Sweden's Hottest New Rock Bands. This year's Beyond
Blond program embraces Sweden's well-recognized leadership and
international influence in culture, lifestyle and the arts . Details on the property can be found at Lumina's
website www.