Aurcana Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement

Aurcana Corporation ("Aurcana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") and has closed its non-brokered private placement (the "Financing") for 6,485,000 units (each a "Unit") at a price of $0.25 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of CDN$1,621,250.

Each Unit consists of one share (a "Share") and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") permits the holder to purchase a further common share (a "Warrant Share") for a period of 36 months from closing at a price of $0.40 per Warrant Share. Finders' fees of 8% cash and 8% warrants at a price of $0.35 per warrant on the same terms as the Warrants were paid on a portion of the Financing, in accordance with the policies of the Exchange.

The net proceeds from the Financing will be utilized for the repayment of certain debt obligations, general working capital purposes and continued permitting for the Company's Shafter Silver Mine.

In accordance with securities legislation currently in effect, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares issued pursuant to the Financing will have a restricted "hold" period of four months plus one day from the date of closing of the Financing.

About Aurcana Corporation:
The Shafter Silver Mine is scheduled to start up production within 18 months of securing permits and financing, producing 3.9 million ounces of silver in the first year. It has a NI 43-101 measured and indicated resource of 24.6 million ounces of silver (2,900,000 tons at 8.48Ag opt) and an inferred resource of 22.8 million ounces of silver (2,167,000 tons at 10.52 Ag opt) using a 4.0 ounce per ton cut off. The 92% owned La Negra silver-lead-zinc-copper mine is on target to increase production to over 2 million ounces Silver Equivalent annually with the recently completed expansion to 1,500 tonnes per day. The reader should be cautioned the Company has not completed a feasibility study confirming the projected production capacity for La Negra and there is no certainty the Company's plans will be economically viable. Ron Nichols, P.Eng. a Director and Senior Vice President for Aurcana, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, supervised the preparation of the technical information in this release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

AURCANA CORPORATION

"Lenic Rodriguez", President

For further information, visit the website at www.aurcana.com or contact:
Jack Barnes, Corporate Relations
Aurcana Corporation
Phone: (604) 331-9333
Toll Free: (866) 532-9333
Fax: (604) 633-9179
Email: jbarnes@aurcana.com
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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements -- This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the business and anticipated financial performance of the Company. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include unsuccessful exploration results, changes in metal prices, changes in the availability of funding for mineral exploration and development, unanticipated changes in key management personnel and general economic conditions. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, oral or written, made by itself or on its behalf.

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.