Black Tusk Minerals Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jun 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
Black Tusk Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: BKTK)(FRANKFURT: 4HH) (the "Company") is
pleased to announce that on June 17, 2008, it completed the offer and
sale of 512,000 common shares, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company, at a price of $0.25 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of
$128,000. The offering of common shares was conducted by the Company in a
non-brokered private placement to non-U.S. persons outside the United
States pursuant to an exemption from registration available under Rule
903 of Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

GAVIN ROY

BLACK TUSK MINERALS INC.

About Black Tusk Minerals Inc.

The Company was incorporated on August 8, 2005 in the State of Nevada
with the intention of acquiring mineral exploration projects. The
Company's common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) under the symbol "BKTK" and in
Germany under the symbol 4HH.

Full financial statements and securities filings for the Company are
available on www.sec.gov.

The securities issued in connection with the acquisition described in
this press release have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or state securities laws,
and were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided
by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.

Contacts:
Black Tusk Minerals Inc.
Gavin Roy
President and Director
Email: gavin@blacktuskminerals.com
Website: www.blacktuskminerals.com

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