Terraco Gold Reports First Results From its 2012 Drilling at Idaho

Terraco Gold Corp. (TSXV:TEN) reported assay results from the first 10 core holes of the 2012 drill program completed at its Almaden (Nutmeg Mountain Gold) Project in Washington County, Idaho. Highlights include 68.4 m averaging 1.301 grams per tonne (“gpt”) gold from 1.4 to 69.8 m (224.5 ft averaging 0.038 Troy ounces per short ton (“opt”) gold from 4.5 to 229.0 ft), including 27.4 m averaging 1.820 gpt gold to 35.4 m (90 ft of 0.053 opt gold to 116.0 ft) and 3.2 m averaging 1.905 gpt gold to 63.6 m (10.5 ft of 0.056 opt gold to 208.5 ft).

As quoted in the press release:

Drill Highlights include:

• Hole MET-1 intersected 68.4 m averaging 1.301 grams per tonne (“gpt”) gold from 1.4 to 69.8 m (224.5 ft averaging 0.038 Troy ounces per short ton (“opt”) gold from 4.5 to 229.0 ft), including 27.4 m averaging 1.820 gpt gold to 35.4 m (90 ft of 0.053 opt gold to 116.0 ft) and 3.2 m averaging 1.905 gpt gold to 63.6 m (10.5 ft of 0.056 opt gold to 208.5 ft);
• Hole TAL-775C intersected 61.6 m averaging 1.223 gpt gold from surface to 61.6 m (202 ft of 0.036 opt gold from surface to 202 ft), including:39.7 m averaging 1.503 gpt gold to 48.8 m (130 ft of 0.044 opt gold to 160 ft);

Terraco President and CEO Todd Hilditch said:

“We are very pleased with this first set of 2012 drill results and believe the program we designed for the Almaden (Nutmeg Mountain Gold) Project is on the right track. We look forward to the remaining results in the weeks to come.”

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