- Exploration drilling confirms new mineralized zone connecting two
deposits -

BLAINE, WA, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - Tamerlane Ventures Inc. (TAM: TSX-V) announced today new assay results of drill holes that confirm lead-zinc mineralization of an area between the M67 and L65 deposits at the Company's Pine Point property, located in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Today's assay results are from three holes (TV1, TV2 and TV3) drilled at the L65 deposit and three exploration holes (TV4, TV5 and TV6) drilled between deposits M67 and L65. Today's results are significant because the three exploration holes confirm that there is mineralization over approximately 220 meters between deposit M67 and deposit L65.

The M67 and L65 Deposits are located along the main trend of the Pine Point District within an area of open pit mining conducted by Cominco from 1965 to 1987. These deposits are shallow tabular deposits that may both be future open pit and underground targets.

Tabular deposits are among the most common deposit types in the Pine Point District and are deposited in long sinuous karst caverns following underground streams. This style of mineralization has been mined successfully by both open pit and underground methods at Pine Point. Historically, a total of 13,480,900 tonnes grading 5.6% zinc and 1.7% lead have been mined in tabular deposits.

The assay results are shown below:

                             Deposit L65
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            Interval
Drill        (Feet)         Thickness      True       Average
Hole     --------------  -------------- Thickness  ------------  Combined
Number    From     To     Feet   Metres   (Feet)   %Zn     %Pb    %Zn+%Pb
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L65-TV1    327     377      50    15.2       36    5.17    0.43    5.60
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L65-TV1    389     398       9     2.7        6   13.74    1.30   15.04
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L65-TV2    297     342      45    13.7       32    1.72    0.10    1.82
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L65-TV2    347     387      40    12.2       28    4.40    0.94    5.34
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L65-TV3    217     247      30     9.2       29    5.62    1.69    7.31
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L65-TV3    282     297      15     4.6       14    1.51    0.42    1.93
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L65-TV4    197     217      20     6.1       20    1.70    0.46    2.15
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L65-TV4    235     238       3     0.9        3   18.05    1.81   19.86
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L65-TV5    226     242      16     4.9       16    6.46    1.79    8.26
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L65-TV6    223     262      39   11.89       39    4.59    1.24    5.83
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  L65-TV1 was drilled at -46degrees; TV2 at -45degrees; TV3 at -76degrees
  L65-TV4, TV5 and TV6 were all drilled at -90degrees

Deposit L65

The results herein described have been prepared under the guidance of Ross F. Burns, P. Geo., LG, President of the Company, who is designated as a Qualified Person with the ability and authority to verify the authenticity and validity of the data. The drill program was carried out under the direct supervision of Mr. Wolfgang Schleiss, P. Geo., M.Sc. Samples and assay results for lead and zinc quoted herein were prepared by ALS Chemex of Vancouver, BC using industry standard assay techniques for ore grade lead and zinc mineralization.

Ross Burns, President & CEO, said: "We are extremely pleased with these results because they provide evidence of previously unknown mineralization. This is a very exciting development in the Pine Point Project, as we believe that the large land position may contain many more exploration targets with excellent potential for mineralization."

"Ross F. Burns"

President & CEO

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