Vancouver, BC, December 06, 2012- Aurcana Corporation ("Aurcana" or the "Company") (TSXV: AUN, OTCQX: AUNFF) is pleased to announce senior management appointments.

Mr. Lenic Rodriguez, President & CEO of Aurcana Corporation, states: “I am very pleased to announce new senior management appointments that provide Aurcana with considerable mine development and operational experience as well as strengthen our management team. Their combined skills and experience will help Aurcana meet our growing needs as we work to become a senior silver producer.”

Senior Management Appointments

Dr. Sadek El Alfy has been appointed as Vice President Operations.

Dr. Sadek El-Alfy is a professional mining Engineer with 35 years of experience in underground as well as open pit mining on various continents. Recently he was responsible for mining operations in Venezuela and Uruguay for Crystallex International Corporation over a period of 12 years. In the past few years, he was also responsible for the completion of Feasibility Studies and Environmental Impact Studies for major mining projects in several South American countries as well as Mexico. Prior to his involvement in South American operations, Dr. El-Alfy was in charge of mining and concentrating operations at several locations in Canada including General Manager of the Iron Ore Company of Canada. Dr. El-Alfy is fluent in English, French and Spanish.