Mr. Barry Hildred reports

AQUILA RESOURCES STRENGTHENS MANAGEMENT WITH APPOINTMENT OF CLIFF NELSON AS VICE PRESIDENT OF US OPERATIONS

Aquila Resources Inc. has appointed Cliff Nelson, a mining industry executive with 35 years of operational, metallurgical and mine management experience, as vice-president of U.S. operations, effective Feb. 1. Reporting to chief executive officer Barry Hildred, Mr. Nelson will be responsible for Aquila's day-to-day activities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and will be based in Stephenson, in close proximity to the company's flagship Back Forty project.

"Cliff is a welcome addition to Aquila's management team," said Barry Hildred, president and CEO of Aquila Resources. "Not only does he bring considerable experience in all facets of mine management, he also has deep roots in the Upper Peninsula as a graduate from the Michigan Technological University and Negaunee High School. We look forward to Cliff's contributions, particularly as we advance Back Forty through the permitting stage and into commercial production."

Mr. Nelson has extensive experience with mine operations producing gold and assorted base metals, and previously worked with Comstock Mining, BHP Copper and EMC Metals Corp. over his 35-year career.

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