The International Resource Journal: Alturas Announces Closing of First Tranche of Financing Alturas Announces Closing of First Tranche of Financing ================================================================================ admin on 05 March, 2010 06:45:00 TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 5, 2010) - Alturas Minerals Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ALT)(BVLAC:ALT) today announced that it has accepted subscription forms from the first tranche of a non-brokered financing of C$538,857.43 working capital units. Funds raised will be used to advance exploration of the Company's Chile and Peru mineral projects and for general working capital.