Trio Gold Corp

Trio has commenced a core drill program on its 35 sq. km San Ramon copper-gold project located 45 km west of Copiapo, Chile. Chile is the world's largest producer of copper. A minimum of 10 mineralized structures have been identified by old workings and drilling at San Ramon. The vein widths vary between 2 and 20 meters and are visible in lengths between 500 and 2,000 meters before extending under sandy overburden. Results from two holes drilled 250m apart on the Carmen vein, by American Canyon Mining Chile Ltda. in 2003, are shown in the following table:

Hole	TD (m)	Target	From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	Cu%	Au gm/T	Co%
SR-RC-1	368	Carmen-S	184	196	12	2.57	0.50	0.09
		Incl.	190	196	6	4.85	0.79	0.14
		Incl.	192	194	2	10.68	1.24	0.17
SRD-1	318	Carmen-N	235	249	14	2.23	1.63	0.04
		Incl.	243	247	4	5.97	4.08	0.08
		Incl.	244	246	2	10.81	7.83	0.12

Trio's current drill hole is located approximately 60 metres north of SRD-1, and will test the northern extension of the Carmen vein mineralization. Positive results from this hole will justify additional drilling to the north. Trio plans to drill several additional holes between SRD-1 and SRRC-1 to test the Carmen vein for continuity of mineralization. In addition, at least one drill hole is planned to the south of SRRC-1 to assess the southern extension of the Carmen vein mineralization. Results from this drill program will guide future development of the property.

In December 2004 the company completed a 10-hole drill program on its Empire Mine copper-gold project in Idaho. In addition, the company has collected a bulk sample for metallurgical testing. Assay results from the drill program and metallurgy from the bulk sample are pending.

This release has been prepared by Philip van Angeren P.Geol., director of Trio Gold Corp., and a “qualified person?under National Instrument 43-101 guidelines.