Tamerlane Closes C$1.0 Million Private Placement and Draws Down US$2.5 Million from Credit Facility

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BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON -- (Marketwire - Aug. 2, 2011) - Tamerlane Ventures Inc. ("Tamerlane" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TAM) is pleased to announce that the Company has closed the previously announced private placement with Renvest Mercantile Bancorp Inc., through its Global Resource Fund ("Global"), the Company's current lender. The Company issued 3,846,154 common shares of Tamerlane at C$0.26 per share for a total equity investment of C$1.0 million. The transaction has been approved by the TSX Venture Exchange. The private placement of common shares carries a four month hold period. No finder's fee was paid.

As previously announced on July 21, 2011, Global has agreed to subscribe for an additional C$1.0 million and be the lead order in a future equity placement the Company will undertake as part of the larger scale financing the Company is planning to complete later this fall. This tranche of equity is expected to be priced in the context of the market at the time and is expected to be issued at the same price and terms as subscriptions by other investors.

In order to proceed with advancing the Pine Point Project and incurring capital expenditures, Global has agreed to advance the second US$5.0 million tranche of the previously announced US$10.0 million debt facility, which was closed and announced on December 16, 2010. A US$50,000 extension fee was paid to Global to reinstate the facility. The full US$5.0 million will be available for general corporate purposes, including continuation of development engineering, and for the purchase of long-lead items and equipment available on the secondary market, which can be purchased at deep discount to the prices used in the feasibility study. All other conditions on the Company's ability to draw on the second US$5.0 million tranche remain the same. The Company has drawn down US$2.5 million of these funds and issued 250,000 common shares of Tamerlane to Global as a loan draw down fee.


About Tamerlane Ventures Inc.

Tamerlane Ventures Inc. is an exploration and development mining company with advanced base metal development projects in Canada and Peru. The Company's immediate focus is bringing the 100%-owned Pine Point Project to production. The Company is currently in the financing phase and expects to commence construction this fall. Tamerlane plans to sell the well-known, Pine Point Concentrates to various smelting facilities around the world. The Company also plans to develop its Los Pinos heap leach copper project in Peru.


About Renvest Mercantile Bancorp Inc.

Renvest Mercantile Bancorp, through its Cayman-based Global Resource Fund, provides financing for companies and projects in the natural resource sector. Loans are for terms of up to 24 months typically in the form of a senior secured debenture and often as a convertible debenture.


Michael A. Willett, Chief Executive Officer

Tamerlane Ventures Inc.



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Contact Information

Tamerlane Ventures Inc.
Brent Jones
Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
(360) 332-4636
(360) 332-5025 (FAX)
bjones@tamerlaneventures.com
www.tamerlaneventures.com