ICS Issues Stock Options to New Director

ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V)

ABBOTSFORD, Canada, January 14 - At the Directors' meeting on January 6, 2010, the Company issued 375,000
options to Markus Janser at an exercise price of CDN$0.10 per share. These
options will expire on January 6th, 2015. The Company has 501,387 options
remaining for issuance under their existing Incentive Stock Option Plan.

Mr. Markus Janser was appointed as a Director at the Company's AGM on
December 22, 2009. Mr. Janser graduated with a MCom from University of
Fribourg in Switzerland in 1994. He worked for Swiss Banking Group UBS in
London, Zurich and Johannesburg in Private Banking and Asset Management and
was part of the Project and Implementation Team for UBS merger with SBC
forming the largest Private Banking and Asset Management Company worldwide.
In 2000 Mr. Janser formed his own Asset Management Company based in
Switzerland and Johannesburg. He retired from the Company in 2007 and since
has been consulting to a Private Investor group focused on junior mining and
exploration and to an international retail group within South Africa.

President & CEO of ICS, Graham Chisholm comments: "We welcome Markus to
the board. We are particularly pleased to have someone with his background
and strategic thinking on our team".

    ICS COPPER SYSTEMS LTD.
    "Graham Chisholm"
    Graham Chisholm, President & CEO

This release includes certain statements that are "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of
historical facts that address future exploration, development and production
activities, and other circumstances, events and developments that the Company
expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance, and actual results, events and developments may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The occurrence of
certain risk factors, the probability of which is unknown, may also affect
actual results, events and developments expected by the Company.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information: Graham Chisholm, graham@icscopper.com,
Office: +1-604-859-3007, Cell: +1-604-302-0746; Jeannette Durand,
jeannette@icscopper.com; Web Page: www.icscopper.com

For further information: Graham Chisholm, graham at icscopper.com, Office: +1-604-859-3007, Cell: +1-604-302-0746; Jeannette Durand, jeannette at icscopper.com; Web Page: www.icscopper.com