Terraco Gold Announces Additional Results From Its Idaho Gold Project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 23, 2012) - Terraco Gold Corp. ("Terraco" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TEN) 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 26 of the 32 core holes drilled this year. In-fill and metallurgical core drilling continues to encounter significant intercepts from surface to 90.8 metres ("m") or 250 feet ("ft"). Multiple holes have long intercepts with gold grades that exceed the average grade of the deposit and include shorter sections with higher gold grades of up to 4.91 grams per tonne ("gpt").

Drill Highlights Include:

• Hole MET-4 intersected 81.4 m averaging 0.754 gpt gold, including 26.7 m averaging 1.020 gpt gold with 13.0 m of 1.229 gpt gold;

• Hole TAL-779C intersected 38.7 m averaging 0.998 gpt gold, including 4.6 m averaging 2.123 gpt gold and 3.0 m averaging 2.023 gpt gold;

• Hole TAL-780C intersected 21.3 m averaging 1.189 gpt gold, including 1.5 m averaging 4.910 gpt gold and 1.5 m averaging 4.760 gpt gold;

• Hole TAL-789C intersected 39.6 m averaging 1.034 gpt gold, including 4.6 m averaging 1.942 gpt gold and 17.4 m of 0.935 gpt gold; and

• Hole TAL-790C intersected 38.1 m averaging 1.114 gpt gold, including 6.1 m averaging 2.454 gpt gold.

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

Charles Sulfrian, Vice President, Exploration of Terraco stated: "Drill results continue to meet or exceed expectations at our Almaden (Nutmeg Mountain Gold) Project. Upon receipt of the last batch of assays (expected shortly) from the spring 2012 drill program, emphasis will be shifting to metallurgical testing and initial project economic review and evaluation."

Metallurgical Testing

Four large diameter core holes were completed to provide sample material for metallurgical testwork. 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.

Drill Program Summary

The 2012 exploration program was designed to accomplish three goals:

1. continue to test continuity and confirm the grade of the deposit internally by obtaining better, more representative, samples through the use of core drilling instead of reverse-circulation ("RC") drilling;

2. obtain large diameter core samples for metallurgical testwork that will address specific questions unanswered in prior metallurgical studies; and

3. explore for high grade feeder zones below and laterally away from the known resource.

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

• better defining resources in the areas of older conventional rotary and RC drilling; and

• compare grades between various drilling techniques.

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-4	Main Zone		81.4	0.754	9.4	90.8	267	0.022	31	298
		Including	26.7	1.020	26.2	52.9	87.5	0.030	86	173.5
TAL-777C	North Zone		1.5	0.477	0.0	1.5	5	0.014	0	5
			1.5	0.420	4.6	6.1	5	0.012	15	20
			9.1	0.485	19.8	29.0	30	0.014	65	95
		Including	1.5	0.719	21.3	22.9	5	0.021	70	75
			1.5	0.432	32.0	33.5	5	0.013	105	110
			3.0	0.607	39.6	42.7	10	0.018	130	140
		Including	1.5	0.775	41.1	42.7	5	0.023	135	140
TAL-778C	North Zone		3.0	1.179	1.5	4.6	10	0.034	5	15
		Including	1.5	1.495	3.0	4.6	5	0.044	10	15
			6.1	0.397	9.1	15.2	20	0.012	30	50
			6.1	0.522	19.8	25.9	20	0.015	65	85
		Including	1.5	0.784	22.9	24.4	5	0.023	75	80
			1.5	0.513	35.1	36.6	5	0.015	115	120
TAL-779C	Main Zone		12.2	0.608	6.1	18.3	40	0.018	20	60
		Including	1.5	1.380	12.2	13.7	5	0.040	40	45
		Including	1.5	1.060	16.8	18.3	5	0.031	55	60
			38.7	0.998	22.9	61.6	127	0.029	75	202
		Including	4.6	2.123	22.9	27.4	15	0.062	75	90
		Including	3.0	2.023	41.1	44.2	10	0.059	135	145
TAL-780C	North Zone		21.3	1.189	0.0	21.3	70	0.035	0	70
		Including	3.0	2.465	4.6	7.6	10	0.072	15	25
		Including	1.5	4.910	9.1	10.7	5	0.143	30	35
			4.6	0.795	24.4	29.0	15	0.023	80	95
			6.1	1.498	32.0	38.1	20	0.044	105	125
		Including	1.5	4.760	32.0	33.5	5	0.139	105	110
			1.5	0.495	50.3	51.8	5	0.014	165	170
TAL-789C	South Pit		39.6	1.034	0.0	39.6	130	0.030	0	130
		Including	1.5	1.860	0.0	1.5	5	0.054	0	5
		Including	1.5	1.530	13.7	15.2	5	0.045	45	50
		Including	4.6	1.942	16.8	21.3	15	0.057	55	70
		Including	17.4	0.935	44.2	61.6	57	0.027	145	202
		With	1.5	1.615	56.4	57.9	5	0.047	185	190
TAL-790C	South Pit		38.1	1.114	1.5	39.6	125	0.033	5	130
		Including	1.5	1.780	15.2	16.8	5	0.052	50	55
		Including	6.1	2.454	21.3	27.4	20	0.072	70	90
			15.2	0.517	42.7	57.9	50	0.015	140	190
		Including	1.5	0.921	44.2	45.7	5	0.027	145	150
		Including	1.5	0.782	47.2	48.8	5	0.023	155	160
TAL-791C	Main Zone		7.6	0.535	0.0	7.6	25	0.016	0	25
			3.0	0.810	10.7	13.7	10	0.024	35	45
			1.5	0.680	24.4	25.9	5	0.020	80	85
			4.6	0.571	32.0	36.6	15	0.017	105	120
		Including	1.5	0.853	33.5	35.1	5	0.025	110	115
			3.0	0.402	48.8	51.8	10	0.012	160	170
			12.8	0.610	64.0	76.8	42	0.018	210	252
		Including	2.1	1.096	74.7	76.8	7	0.032	245	252

The table above shows only those assay results greater than or equal to 1.5 m of ≥ 0.0340 gpt gold or 5 ft of ≥ 0.010 Troy ounces per ton ("opt") gold. Intervals were calculated 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 ft to m. 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. of Reno Nevada.

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

www.TerracoGold.com/i/projects/27aug2012_dh_pr_all_dh.jpg

Almaden Gold Resource

The National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), compliant resource has an average grade of 0.02 opt (0.7 gpt) in the near surface flat-lying tabular resource. The majority of previous drilling was completed using conventional rotary (RAB) and reverse-circulation drilling. The NI 43-101 compliant resource is based on cut-off grades of 0.008 opt, 0.012 opt and 0.023 opt for the oxide, mixed and sulfide mineralization, respectively:

• Measured resource of 239,000 ounces of gold (10,810,000 tons grading 0.022 opt);
• Indicated resource of 625,000 ounces of gold (32,240,000 tons grading 0.019 opt);
• Inferred resource of 84,000 ounces of gold (5,270,000 tons grading 0.016 opt); and
• Total gold resource of 948,000 ounces (48,320,000 tons grading 0.020 opt).

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".

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.