Trelawney Announces That 87% of Augen Gold Corp. Shares have Been Tendered to Its Offer Trelawney Takes Up Augen Shares and Offer Extended to September 23, 2011 to Allow Additional Time for Augen Gold Shareholders to Tender

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/12/11 -- Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. ('Trelawney') (TSX VENTURE: TRR)(FRANKFURT: RTW) announces that approximately 136,913,340 common shares of Augen Gold Corp. ('Augen Gold') (TSX VENTURE: GLD) have been validly deposited to its offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Augen Gold (the 'Offer'). The deposited shares represent approximately 87% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Augen Gold ('Augen Gold Shares'). As all of the conditions to the Offer have been satisfied or waived, Trelawney has taken up the 136,913,340 Augen Gold Shares tendered to date under the Offer.

Under the Offer, which has the full support of the Augen Gold Board of Directors, Augen Gold shareholders will receive 0.0862 of a common share of Trelawney (each whole share, a 'Trelawney Share') in exchange for each Augen Gold Share they own. Trelawney will take up and pay for the Augen Gold Shares deposited to the Offer no later than three business days after being taken up.

Trelawney has also announced that it has extended the Offer to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto Time) on Friday, September 23, 2011 to allow for additional time for Augen Gold shareholders to tender to the Offer. A formal notice of extension will be mailed shortly to security holders of Augen Gold. A copy of the notice of extension will also be available online at www.sedar.com or www.trelawneymining.com.

As explained in its bid circular in connection with the Offer, Trelawney intends to take action intended to permit Trelawney to acquire the remaining Augen Gold Shares that it does not own on the basis of 0.0862 of a Trelawney Share for each Augen Gold Share as soon as practicable, including seeking approval of such acquisition at a meeting of shareholders of Augen.

How to Tender Your Shares to the Offer

Augen Gold shareholders are encouraged to contact their broker, investment advisor or other nominee as soon as possible and take the necessary steps to tender their shares to the Offer. All questions regarding the Offer and how to tender Augen Gold shares should be directed to Laurel Hill Advisory Group at 1-877-452-7184 (North American Toll Free) or 416-304-0211 (Banks, Brokers or Collect Calls). Shareholders who wish to accept the Amended Offer are encouraged to do so before the expiry time of 5:00 p.m. (Toronto Time) on September 23, 2011, unless it is extended.

This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or an invitation to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or invitation to sell, any securities of Trelawney or Augen Gold. Such an offer may only be made pursuant to an offer and takeover bid circular filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and pursuant to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any other such jurisdiction.

U.S. Investors and Securityholders

In connection with the Amended Offer, Trelawney has filed relevant materials with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'), including one or more registration statements that contain a prospectus. U.S. investors and U.S. securityholders are urged to read these documents and any other relevant documents filed by Trelawney with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents because they contain important information. U.S. Investors and U.S. securityholders may obtain these documents free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed with the SEC by Trelawney can be obtained free of charge by directing such request to Trelawney's Information Agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group or at Trelawney's website at www.trelawneymining.com. U.S. investors and U.S. securityholders are urged to read the prospectus and the other relevant materials before making any investment decision with respect to the Amended Offer.

About Trelawney

Trelawney is a Canadian junior mining and exploration company with a focus on Archean gold deposits. The Company's current focus is directed towards the continued exploration and development of the Cote Lake Deposit, located in Chester Township 20 kilometres southwest of Gogama, Ontario.

About Augen Gold

Augen Gold is a gold exploration company with 23,685 hectares of staked and patented mining claims in the Southern Swayze Greenstone Belt, including the formerly producing Jerome Gold Mine. The claims cover a 45-kilometre long section of the Ridout Deformation Zone, believed to be the western extension of the Kirkland Lake/Larder Lake Break. The geological setting is comparable to the major gold camps of Timmins and Kirkland Lake, and the claims contain numerous gold showings that have received very little historical exploration.

This press release contains only summary information about the Offer and does not constitute an offer to purchase any securities. Complete information about the Offer is available by referring to the offer to purchase and take-over bid circular filed with Canadian securities regulators. Certain statements contained in this press release concerning Trelawney's objectives, goals, strategies, intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations and estimates are forward-looking statements. The words 'believe', 'expect', 'intend', 'may', 'anticipate', 'will', 'would' and similar expressions and the negative of such expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations, assumptions and projections about future events. While Trelawney considers these factors and assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may be proven to be incorrect. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to general economic conditions; dependence on key personnel; and variations in required capital expenditures. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts:

Media:

Longview Communications Inc.

David Ryan

416-649-8007


Longview Communications Inc.

Joel Shaffer

416-649-8006


Augen Shareholders:

Laurel Hill Advisory Group

1-877-452-7184 or 416-304-0211 (collect)
assistance@laurelhill.com