Tanzanian Royalty Awarded Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate for Buckreef Project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 29, 2014) - Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation (TSX:TNX)(NYSE MKT:TRX) is pleased to announce that Buckreef Gold Company Limited has been awarded the Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate for its Buckreef Gold Project in Tanzania.

Receipt of this Certificate is the final approval necessary and confirms that all requirements for mining on the Buckreef Gold Mine project area have been fulfilled.

Buckreef Gold Company Limited is a joint venture company owned by Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation and the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO), representing the Government of The United Republic of Tanzania.

"As a shareholder you may be asking yourself, 'what does this achievement mean and what importance does it have?' Well, this achievement means that your Company is making material progress on the critical development path at Kigosi."

The Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate was issued and signed by The Minister of State, Vice-President's Office-Environment, The Honourable Eng. Dr. Binilith Satano Mahenge (MP) and was received on the 27^th of May, 2014. The process of obtaining an Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate is complex and involves multiple independent consultants, stakeholders and institutions, which have all given their stamp of approval for production at the Buckreef site, including .the professional national environmental body and the National Environment Management Council ("NEMC").

In a message to shareholders, Mr. Joseph Kahama, Chairman and COO (Tanzania) said: "Your Company takes great pride in being partners with STAMICO in the Buckreef Project and plans to make every effort to continue its advancement to production and returning value to all its shareholders. I look forward to exciting times ahead and to keeping you abreast of developments as we move steadily forward."

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph Kahama, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (Tanzania)

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