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Tan Range Drilling Enhances Gold Potential at Luhala. Eleven Kimberlites Discovered Within Major Diamond Trend

Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire)

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Tan Range Exploration Corporation is pleased to report that a
large-scale rotary drilling program has significantly expanded the
resource  potential on its Luhala Gold Project in the Lake Victoria
Greenstone Belt  (LVGB) of Tanzania.
In addition, multiple zones of highly anomalous gold
mineralization have been discovered on several other wholly-owned
licenses in the LVGB,  confirming the validity of the Company's
selection process and the  exploration protocols employed to evaluate
its holdings.
Furthermore, the Company also wishes to report that drilling has
encountered eleven kimberlite pipes - the principal host rock for
diamonds - six of which are brand new discoveries. Two of these
kimberlite bodies occur in an area where diamonds have been reported
from overlying alluvial materials.
Despite some initial teething problems with the Company's new
RAB/RC (Rotary Air Blast/Reverse Circulation) drill rig, within a few
months of its commissioning the unit's performance met or exceeded
industry standards as  did the Company's drill crew who were largely
Tanzanian nationals trained specifically for the task.
According to James E. Sinclair, Chairman and CEO of Tan Range,
"purchasing our own drill rig allows us to exploit the discovery
potential on our holdings very quickly and that's certainly evident
by the results we've achieved in the past six months."
"Clearly we are entering a very productive phase in the Company's
history, with discoveries on wholly-owned properties and another
significant gold discovery by our royalty partner, Northern Mining
Explorations Ltd. (MDN), in the area surrounding the Tulawaka Gold
Mine."
Luhala Project: RC Drilling Results
A drill program consisting of 29 RC holes and aggregating 2,140
metres was completed on the principal mineralized zone at Luhala
during this phase  of exploration. The drilling at Kisunge Hill was
largely aimed at extending  the gold mineralization identified last
year. A specific emphasis was placed  in this phase on determining
the structural controls on the higher grade mineralization, producing
a 3-D model of the mineralization for follow-up in 2006, and
establishing a drill indicated resource from the results employing
Micromine, a powerful software program for processing of exploration
and mining data. The final results from this work should be available
early next year.
"A major priority for the Company in the New Year will be to
expand whatever resources are developed at Luhala and produce a game
plan to exploit the exploration and development potential there to
the fullest," Sinclair said.
To date, results have been returned for 15 of the 30 holes drilled
at Luhala and they are extremely encouraging. The remaining holes
(15) are largely from the Kisunge Central and Kisunge West zones and
one hole is from the new Kiginga anomaly. "We expect to be in a
position to tabulate and  report these remaining results in early
2006," Sinclair emphasized.
The mineralization at Luhala occurs as a series of thrusts with
gentle dips to the southeast. Alteration is typically in the form of
iron and silica and the main host rocks are felsic to intermediate
volcanics and argillite.
A summary of the results to date is given below. Because of the
nature of such drilling techniques, it is not possible to determine
the true width and orientation of the mineralized intersections
reported in this release:
    Kisunge East (Northern Zone):
    Hole No.     From     Intersection         Gold            Including
               (metres)     (metres)     (Grams per tonne)
    LRC-36        43           23              2.52          6m (at) 4.45g/t
                                                             4m (at) 3.09g/t
    LRC-37        45           14              4.16          4m (at) 7.05g/t
    LRC-38        26            9              2.76
    LRC-39        56            4              1.18
                  81            4              1.41
    LRC-41        20           20              1.23          2m (at) 2.70g/t
                                                             2m (at) 2.45g/t
    Kisunge East (Southern Zone):
    Hole No.     From     Intersection         Gold            Including
               (metres)     (metres)     (Grams per tonne)
    LRC-42        30           11              1.91          7m (at) 2.66g/t
    Kisunge Central:
    Hole No.     From     Intersection         Gold            Including
               (metres)     (metres)     (Grams per tonne)
    LRC-32         8           10              0.96          5m (at) 1.45g/t
    LRC-33        10            6              1.30          2m (at) 2.22g/t
    Kisunge West:
    Hole No.     From     Intersection         Gold            Including
               (metres)     (metres)     (Grams per tonne)
    LRC-34        10           38              1.30         13m (at) 1.87g/t
                                                             7m (at) 1.91g/t
    LRC-35         1            7              1.25
                  28           10              2.17
    LRC-44         9           27              2.13         12m (at) 3.01g/t
    LRC-46         2           24              1.21
Luhala Project: RAB Drilling Results
Some of the RAB drilling at Luhala involved condemnation drilling
in areas with heavy overburden (mbuga) that were subject to vendor
option payments in the coming year but had remained untested until
now. A portion of the RAB drilling was dedicated to evaluating
several BLEG (Bulk Leach Extractable Gold) and RAB anomalies that had
been drilled in the past.
In general, the RAB-based drilling program at Luhala ranged from
2-10 kilometres away from the main discovery announced last year. The
mineralization encountered in the latest drilling occurs within the
same host rock as the earlier discovery and appears to have the same
alteration and structural style, noted the Company's President, John
Deane.
A total of 418 RAB holes comprising 8,287 metres were drilled on
all seven of the Luhala Project Area Prospecting Licenses between
September 17  and October 24, 2005. The drilling was aimed at
untested soil anomalies and favourable lithological horizons under
overburden that typically averages about eight metres in thickness.
One brand new mineralized zone was discovered approximately 1,500
metres north of the present known gold mineralization. This newly
discovered mineralization forms a series of flat lying, stacked
shears within an intermediate volcanic tuff horizon. Thin quartz
veins and hematite alteration are commonly noted within the shear
zones. Referred to as the Kiginga anomaly, the new zone included the
following intersections:
    Kiginga Anomaly:
    Hole No.     From     Intersection         Gold            Including
               (metres)     (metres)     (Grams per tonne)
    LRB-303       20           11              0.17
    LRB-305       17            6              0.31
    LRB-307        6            6              0.11
    LRB-308        7            5              0.67
                  21           11              0.67
    LRB-313        9           14              2.43          6m (at) 5.28g/t
    LRB-317       27            2              1.73
Shinyanga Project Area: RAB Drilling Results
The RAB drilling at Shinyanga was largely reconnaissance in nature
and covered a strike length of approximately six kilometres. It was
designed to test anomalous gold values identified in soils through
BLEG and  biogeochemical (BGC) sampling methodologies.
The geology at Shinyanga consists of mafic volcanics and schists,
with a few metres of oxide material usually present before fresh rock
is  encountered. From a structural perspective, the setting includes
a series of  thin, shear-hosted quartz veins with grades up to 65
grams per tonne  discovered earlier by trenching in a small ore
shoot. "Future drill programs  will focus on the discovery of larger,
bulk mineable ore shoots," Sinclair  emphasized.
The latest drilling targeted the interface between the overburden
and the underlying bedrock which was penetrated a few metres before
drilling was terminated. Poor overburden conditions hampered the RAB
drilling program in some cases and, as a result, a small amount of RC
drilling was conducted in the most difficult areas. A total of 492
RAB holes were drilled comprising 7,003 metres while seven RC holes
comprising 244 metres were drilled in the more difficult areas.
Five zones of gold mineralization were identified on the Shinyanga
license, three of which will be followed up with RC drilling in the
coming year. The zones are from 300-3,000 metres apart and it remains
to be established whether they are associated with one particular
structure. Significant intersections from these three zones are
reported in the  following table:
    Zone C: (BLEG anomaly)
    Hole No.             From         Intersection             Gold
                       (metres)         (metres)         (Grams per tonne)
    SHRAB-085              2                5                  0.33
    SHRAB-087              7                9                  0.32
    SHRAB-431              4                6                  0.15
    SHRAB-443              4                6                  0.21
    SHRAB-446             25                5                  0.16
    Zone D: (BLEG anomaly near trench)
    Hole No.             From         Intersection             Gold
                       (metres)         (metres)         (Grams per tonne)
    SHRAB-178              4                3                  0.12
    SHRAB-179              7                3                  1.58
    SHRAB-455              4                3                  0.11
    SHRAB-461             30                2                  0.29
    Zone E: (BLEG anomaly)
    Hole No.             From         Intersection             Gold
                       (metres)         (metres)         (Grams per tonne)
    SHRAB-375              5                3                  5.11
    SHRAB-376              6                3                  0.10
    SHRAB-470              5                1                  0.39
KIMBERLITE EXPLORATION
Mwadui Project Area: RAB Drilling Results
The Nyamigunga PL, which is presently the subject of a due
diligence agreement between the Company and a private Tanzanian
entity, is known to  host five kimberlites within an area of
approximately two square kilometres.  These kimberlites were first
tested more than 20 years ago by the  Madini-Mwadui partnership, a
joint venture between the Tanzanian government  and DeBeers. In the
early 1980s, 450 tonnes of surface gravels and two tonnes  of
kimberlite were processed through a small wash plant, yielding
several  good quality diamonds.
Ground magnetic surveys were completed on these licenses in
September 2005, and RAB drilling was conducted from November 21 to
November 25, 2005. Adverse overburden conditions hampered drill
progress and a small amount of  RC drilling was conducted in the more
difficult areas.
All told, 47 RAB holes were completed, aggregating some 835
metres, along with five RC holes comprising 81 metres. All five
kimberlite bodies were intersected and an additional two pipes were
discovered on untested magnetic anomalies. The Company has submitted
25 kilogram samples from this program  for analysis and results are
expected early next year.
Igunga Project Area: RAB Drilling Results
Two brand new kimberlite pipes were discovered in the Igunga
Project Area, one of which was an internally generated geophysical
target. The second is believed to be a pipe that was probably missed
by a previous explorer.
One of the RAB holes penetrated an overburden lake profile of 67
metres before intersecting kimberlite from 67 to 82 metres. A second
hole penetrated 83 metres of similar material before intersecting
kimberlite from 83 to 102 metres. Both holes were terminated in
kimberlite after the Company successfully recovered 25 kilogram
samples for analysis.
Nzega Project Area
Two completely new kimberlite pipes were discovered in this area,
both of which were internally generated geophysical targets. One pipe
occurs close to artisinal diamond activity for alluvials in a nearby
river bed.
Qualified Person
The Company's Qualified Person is Mr. John Deane, the President of
Tan Range, M.Sc. University of Cape Town (1993), a registered
scientist with SACNASP (Reg. No. 400005/05). He was personally on
site during the majority  of the RC drilling and supervised both
logging and sampling.
Analysis
Fire assay with flame AAS finish was conducted by SGS Laboratories
in Mwanza, Tanzania. Duplicates, Standards and Blanks were inserted
in the  sample stream sent to SGS. The duplicates have a positive
correlation  coefficient of 93.4%. 95 percent of the standards fall
within the acceptable  (5%) margins of error. The blanks are
generally within acceptable limits, but  5 samples returned
unacceptable levels between 0.01g/t and 0.14g/t. The blank  is a
local in-house granite blank, and these pulps will be re-analyzed to
account for the errors.
Respectfully Submitted,
"James E. Sinclair"
James E. Sinclair
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Toronto Stock Exchange nor American Stock Exchange have not
reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this  release
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission permits U.S. mining companies, in their
filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a
company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use
certain terms on this news release, such as "measured", "indicated",
and "inferred" "resources" that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit
U.S. registered companies from including in  their filings with the
SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in
our Form 20-F, File No. 0-50634, which may be secured from us, or
from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

Contact:

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+1-800-811-3855. Visit the Tan Range website: www.tanrange.com.

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