Trio Gold Corp

Trio reports assay results received from American Assay Labs of Reno, Nevada, for three of its nine RC holes drilled in December 2004. These holes were drilled in the AP pit area of the Empire Mine development project located near Mackay, Idaho. The RC holes were drilled approximately 600 feet south of previously announced core hole TDD04-1 which bottomed in 13.5% copper. A location map will be posted on the company's web site. Holes TRC04-4, TRC04-6, and TRC04-7 are located near the western edge of the AP pit. All assays are by 4-acid dissolution followed by ICP analysis, with checks of high assays by AAS. Results from the other six holes are pending.

Hole TRC04-4

This 65 foot hole penetrated feldspar porphyry to 10', followed by diopside skarn to 65 ft, where old underground mine workings were encountered (void space).

Copper: The hole assayed a weighed average of 0.46% copper over the 55 feet of skarn, including 1.56% copper in the bottom 10 feet of the hole.

Gold: Values in the bottom 10 feet averaged 0.363 gpT Au.

Silver: Assay values from 10' to 65' averaged 16.3 gpT, including 10 feet (10'-20') at 21.3 gpT and 52.3 gpT in the bottom 10' of the hole.

Zinc: Zinc assayed 0.23% from 0' to 20', 0.28% at 30'-40', and bottomed in 0.37% at 60'-65'.

Hole TRC04-6

Hole TRC04-6 penetrated diopside skarn from collar to 45', porphyry and garnet skarn from 45' to 80', and diopside skarn from 80' to 195', where the hole lost circulation and was terminated.

Copper: The upper skarn contains a weighed average of 3.29% Cu over 45 feet, including 5.42% from 10' to 25'. Results from the lower skarn are pending, except for the bottom 35' which grades 1.86% Cu including 3.29% in the bottom 5 feet of the hole.

Gold: The top 30 feet of the hole grades an average of 0.31 gpT gold. The bottom 15 feet assays 0.325 gpT Au.

Silver: All silver assays are pending.

Zinc: The 75 foot section from 75' to 150' grades 0.29% Zn.

Hole TRC04-7

This hole penetrated diopside skarn from surface to a depth of 50 feet where old underground mine workings (void space) were encountered.

Copper: The hole assayed a weighed average of 0.31% copper over the entire 50 ft.

Gold, Silver and Zinc: No significant values were encountered.

The Empire Mine was a former underground copper-gold-silver producer in the period 1901 to 1942. Trio envisions a potential SX-EW operation coupled with a mill for higher grade ores. Jim Golden P.Eng, independent consultant to Trio, states that typical mine cutoff grades for similar operations would be in the order of 0.1% copper, 0.2% zinc, 0.01 opt gold, and 0.1 opt silver.

Trio's Non-Brokered Private Placement of 8,395,000 common shares, to 50 placees at $0.05, announced August 20th, 2004, was accepted for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange on January 27th, 2005. A total of 6,335,000 shares are subject to a hold period expiring on March 22nd, 2005, and 2,060,000 shares have a hold period expiring on April 20, 2005. Directors purchased 1,100,000 shares of this placement.

The drill program was implemented and supervised by Philip van Angeren P.Geol., director of Trio Gold Corp., and a “qualified person?under National Instrument 43-101 guidelines. This news release has been prepared by Mr. van Angeren.