Tamerlane Ventures Inc. Announces Draw Down of Debt Facility

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BLAINE, WASHINGTON -- (Marketwire - Dec. 6, 2011) - Tamerlane Ventures Inc. (“Tamerlane“ or the “Company“) (TSX VENTURE: TAM) is pleased to announce that the Company has drawn down US$2.5 million of the previously announced US$10.0 million debt facility with Renvest Mercantile Bancorp Inc., through its Global Resource Fund (“Global“). This draw down represents the final tranche of the current debt facility. The debt facility was closed and announced on December 16, 2010. Cash in the amount of US$62,500 and 250,000 common shares of Tamerlane were paid to the lender under the original terms of the $10 million dollar facility.

As of the date of the draw down, the Company had cash of over $4 million, including the proceeds from the last tranche of the debt facility.

Tamerlane will use the funds for advancing the Pine Point Project including definitive engineering and other work necessary to allow for the construction to commence in 2012.

Current activities ongoing include definitive engineering in several key areas; including final geotechnical design for the mine, final sediment settling pond design, and freeze wall final design. The company is currently negotiating key contracts that will expedite the construction on the project. In addition further expansion of reserves and resources are ongoing to extend mine life.

Tamerlane CEO Michael Willett commented: “Renvest has continued to support the company and the bridge facility has allowed management to move this project closer to construction. Ongoing definitive engineering has allowed us to de-risk the project in substantially all areas. We have one of the few zinc plays out there that is permitted for construction and very advanced from an engineering standpoint. Our team has worked very hard to ready the project for construction.“


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 upon completion of financing. 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.


Michael A. Willett
Chief Executive Officer



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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