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Vancouver, B.C. September 11, 2013 St. Elias Mines Ltd. (SLI-TSX-V) (the "Company") announces that the Company has arranged a non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.05 per unit, for total proceeds of $500,000. Each unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.10 for a period of 24 months following closing. The proceeds of the private placement will be used for working capital. A finder's fee of 10% of the gross proceeds is payable in cash, units or a combination thereof.

For additional information on St. Elias and its projects, please visit us at www.steliasmines.com or call
1-888-895-5522 (toll free US and Canada) or contact:

ST. ELIAS MINES LTD.

(signed "Lori McClenahan")

Lori McClenahan,

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