ACLARA ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF TRANCHE 2 AND COMPLETION OF US$50M PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or the "Company") (TSX: ARA) is pleased to announce the closing yesterday of the second tranche ("Tranche 2") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing pursuant to which CAP S.A. ("CAP"), Hochschild Mining Holdings Limited ("Hochschild") and New Hartsdale Capital Inc. ("New Hartsdale") subscribed for an aggregate of 4,136,851 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") for aggregate gross proceeds of US$8,541,725.03 (the "Tranche
Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or the "Company") (TSX: ARA) is pleased to announce the closing yesterday of the second tranche ("Tranche 2") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing pursuant to which CAP S.A. ("CAP"), Hochschild Mining Holdings Limited ("Hochschild") and New Hartsdale Capital Inc. ("New Hartsdale") subscribed for an aggregate of 4,136,851 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") for aggregate gross proceeds of US$8,541,725.03 (the "Tranche