Catalyst Copper Corp. announces that further to its news release dated June 23, 2014, it has closed its non-brokered private placement of 20,000,000 units at a price of $0.07 per unit for gross proceeds of $1,400,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one full common share purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant will be exercisable at $0.10 per common share until July 21, 2019. The securities issued in connection with this private placement are subject to a four month statutory hold period expiring on November 22, 2014. Proceeds will be used for payment of costs of the study by JDS Energy and Mining Inc., existing payables including $1,200,000 of secured loans, and for general working capital.