Troilus Gold Corp. reported excellent metallurgical recovery results for the J Zone as part of an ongoing pilot plant scale metallurgical testing program on each of the main mineral deposits at its 100%-owned Troilus Project, located in northcentral Quebec, Canada. Three composite samples, weighing approximately 3 tonnes (3,000 kg) each, from the three main mineral zones (Z87, J Zone and Southwest Zone) were sent to Eriez's metallurgical test facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, last year to validate the recovery of gold, copper and silver using standard gravity and column flotation technology.

While testing of the Southwest and Z87 zones are currently being finalized, the Company received strong final results from the J Zone composite, where Knelson gravity separation and column flotation tests achieved gold, copper and silver recoveries of 92.9%, 90.4% and 88.8%, respectively. The results of the test program will be used to support the upcoming Pre-Feasibility Study, as well as future economic studies. J Zone Test Program and Results Highlights: A 3 tonne (3,000 kg) composite sample of mineralized material from the J Zone, prepared using coarse assay rejects from 1,358 hole intervals to precisely duplicate the various domains of the entire mineralized zone was provided to Eriez for testing; Overall gold recovery of 92.9%, copper recovery 90.4%, and silver recovery of 88.8% was achieved in combined Knelson separation and rougher-scavenger-cleaners column flotation; These results exceed the recoveries used in the Preliminary Economic Assessment, where the recovery for gold was 90% (combined gravity and flotation), copper was 90%, and silver was 40%.

The J Zone composite sample weighing approximately 3,000 kg was prepared using coarse assay rejects from 1,358 intervals obtained from 13 different areas of the deposit to precisely duplicate the composition of the entire mineralized zone based on the various domains.