TNR Gold announces a normal course issuer bid to purchase up to 9,548,639 of its common shares, representing 5% of outstanding shares. Purchases will be made through the TSX Venture Exchange over the next 12 months. TNR believes its share price does not properly reflect the underlying value of the shares and it has cash available from previous sales to conduct the bid. No insiders will participate in the bid. TNR is focused on building its portfolio of royalty interests in energy metals and gold projects and maximizing shareholder value.