Vancouver, BC, July 25, 2012 --- (TSX Venture: TEN).  Terraco Gold Corp. ("Terraco" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional assay results from the 2012 drill program completed at its Almaden (Nutmeg Mountain) Project located in Washington County, Idaho.  The Company is reporting 8 drill holes in this release and has now reported 18 of the 32 core holes drilled this year. In fill and metallurgical core drilling continues to encounter significant intercepts in these holes from surface to 76.2 metres ("m") or 250 feet ("ft").

Drill Highlights Include:

 

A table summarizing this round of drill results can be found at the conclusion of the news release.

Todd Hilditch, President and CEO of Terraco, said:  "We are excited about this second set of results, from our Idaho advanced --stage project, which include the best intercept of grade and thickness drilled by Terraco to date.  Terraco looks forward to the results of the remaining drill holes to be released in the coming weeks".

 

Drill Program Summary

The 2012 exploration program was designed to accomplish three goals:

 

Terraco's 2012 drill program utilized HQ3 core drilling in mostly shallow holes in 4 different areas of the deposit aimed at:

Metallurgical Testing

Drilling also included large diameter core to provide sufficient material / larger particle size fractions for column test work sent to McClelland Laboratories in Sparks, Nevada.  Two of the 3 drilled metallurgical holes (MET 1 and MET 2) have returned the best intercepts of Terraco's designed program.  Sample compositing and testwork are currently underway. Testing will focus on leach recoveries by ore type and size fractions and should be completed in calendar Q3/4.

Terraco, for the 2012 program to date, has drilled 28 HQ3 holes for a total of 2,462.3 m (8,078 ft) and 4 large diameter (4 inch) core holes for metallurgical purposes amounting to 298.7 m (980 ft).  The majority of the HQ3 holes were drilled to target depths of 90 m (300 ft) or less.  A few holes, drilled as deep as 610 m (2,002 ft), tested for gold mineralization down dip along structures, and explored for deeper feeder zones. 

Assay results are summarized in the table below.

Drill Hole Number	Area			Interval (m)	Gold (gpt)	From (m)	To  (m)		Interval (ft)	Gold (opt)	From (ft)	To (ft)
MET-2	South Pit			76.2	1.195	0.0	76.2		250	0.035	0	250
		Including		27.0	2.168	13.9	40.9		88.5	0.063	45.5	134
		with		5.0	3.220	24.4	29.4		16.5	0.094	80	96.5
MET-3	North Pit			25.9	0.582	0.0	25.9		85	0.017	0	85
		Including		1.2	2.380	5.0	6.2		4	0.069	16.5	20.5
		with		6.6	0.708	29.9	36.4		21.5	0.021	98	119.5
TAL-776C	North Zone			3.0	0.456	0.0	3.0		10	0.027	0	10
				17.0	0.650	12.2	29.0		55	0.019	40	95
				4.6	0.669	36.6	41.2		15	0.024	120	135
TAL-777C	North Zone	Assays	Pending
TAL-778C	North Zone	Assays	Pending
TAL-779C	Main Zone	Assays	Pending
TAL-780C	North Zone	Assays	Pending
TAL-781C	Main Zone			61.6	1.100	0.0	61.6		202	0.032	0	202
		Including		7.6	1.488	10.7	18.3		25	0.043	35	60
		Including		18.3	1.408	21.3	39.6		60	0.041	70	130
TAL-782C	North Zone			2.4	0.823	2.1	4.6		8	0.024	7	15
				3.0	0.673	7.6	10.7		10	0.020	25	35
				1.5	0.434	12.2	13.7		5	0.013	40	45
				1.5	0.440	15.2	16.8		5	0.013	50	55
TAL-783C	Main Zone			27.4	0.797	1.5	29.0		90	0.023	5	95
		Including		3.0	1.643	21.3	24.4		10	0.048	70	80
TAL-784C	North Zone			25.9	0.611	0.0	25.9		85	0.018	0	85
		Including		6.1	1.052	0.0	6.1		20	0.031	0	20
				1.5	0.340	27.4	29.0		5	0.010	90	95
				1.5	0.473	33.5	35.1		5	0.014	110	115
TAL-785C	South Pit			44.2	1.182	3.0	47.3		145	0.034	10	155
		Including		18.3	2.032	10.7	29.0		60	0.059	35	95

 

Intersections were composited using a 0.34 gpt (0.010 opt) gold cut off and may include short intervals of values below the cut off grade. Intervals are converted from feet to metres. Rounding to metres may affect interval values.

Assay determinations for gold were made by 50 gram fire assay, using an AA finish.  Analyses were performed by ALS Minerals USA, Inc. in Reno, Nevada.

Please click on the link below for a map of the 2012 drilling released to date, which will also available on Terraco's website at www.terracogold.com.

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Drilling during 2012 at the Almaden (Nutmeg Mountain) Project was conducted by Marcus and Marcus Exploration of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and National EWP, Inc., of Hayden, Idaho.

The exploration and drill program at Terraco's Almaden (Nutmeg Mountain) Project was designed by Charles Sulfrian, CPG, Vice President, Exploration, for Terraco and William Snoddy, Almaden Project Manager.  Unless otherwise noted, the technical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by Charles Sulfrian, CPG., Vice President, Exploration, of Terraco and a 'qualified person', as defined by National Instrument 43-101,Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Terraco is a mineral exploration company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TEN".

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Todd Hilditch, President and CEO
Terraco Gold Corp.
Tel:  (604) 443-3831
Toll free: 1 (877) 792-6688, ext. 2
Fax: (604) 682-3860
Email:
Website: www.terracogold.com

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Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made and information contained herein are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation or "forward looking information" within the meaning of the Ontario Securities Act and the Alberta Securities Act.  This includes statements concerning the Company's plans at its mineral properties, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements or forward looking information.  Forward looking statements and forward looking information are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward looking statements or forward looking information, including, without limitation, the availability of financing for activities, risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results and the estimation of mineral resources and reserves, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations, metal price fluctuations, environmental and regulatory requirements, availability of permits, escalating costs of remediation and mitigation, risk of title loss, the effects of accidents, equipment breakdowns, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration or development, the potential for delays in exploration or development activities, the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, commodity price fluctuations, currency fluctuations, expectations and beliefs of management and other risks and uncertainties.  In addition, forward looking statements and forward looking information is based on various assumptions.  Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking information or forward-looking statements.  Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements or forward looking information.  Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward looking statements or forward looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.