Sacre-Coeur Minerals, Ltd. Announces Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Sacre-Coeur Minerals, Ltd. (TSX-V: SCM) (FRANKFURT: S5N) (the "Company")
is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement to raise gross
proceeds of up to CAD $2.9 million. Under the terms of the private
placement, the Company will offer for sale a maximum of 2,000,000 Units
(the "Units") at CAD $1.45 per Unit.

Each Unit will consist of one Common Share of the Company and one-half of
one share purchase warrant (the "Warrants"), where each whole Warrant will
allow the subscriber to purchase one additional Common Share of the
Company at CAD $1.75 for a period of two years from the closing date.

The Units issued upon the closing of the private placement will be subject
to a 4-month hold period. There are no commissions or finders' fees
payable in connection with the private placement. The private placement is
subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Proceeds from the private placement will be used to explore the Company's
properties located in Guyana.

About Sacre-Coeur

The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of
properties for the potential mining of gold, metals and diamonds in South
America, initially focusing on exploration for gold on its properties in
Guyana. The Company presently has an interest in approximately 850 square
miles of mineral properties in Guyana, including the Million Mountain
Property. The Company has offices in Vancouver, Canada and Georgetown,
Guyana. More information about the Company is available
at
www.scminerals.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD.
"Irwin Olian"
Irwin Olian
Chairman & CEO

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of the
information contained herein. The statements made in this press release
may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the
Company's expectations.

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For further information, contact:

Irwin Olian
President and CEO
Email: Email Contact
Phone: (604) 899-0100
Fax: (604) 899-0200

Lee Dunston
Corporate Communications
Email: Email Contact
Phone: (604) 899-0100
Fax: (604) 899-0200

Sacre-Coeur Minerals, Ltd.
Suite 1925, Box 11553
650 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 4N8

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