TriStar Recommences Castelo de Sonhos Drilling Program Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement

Houston, TX – TriStar Gold Inc. (the “Company” or “TriStar”) has commenced its third phase drilling program at Castelo de Sonhos gold project in Para State, Brazil. The minimum 4,000 meter drill program will be conducted by Layne do Brasil Ltda. with two drill rigs which are presently on site. The focus of the drill program will be the Esperança South target. The 2014 drill program will be predominantly infill drilling to establish the parameters to support the company’s report to be filed with the Brazilian mining authorities. This report is to be filed prior to August 2014 and will form part of the supporting documentation for conversion of the Company’s exploration license to an exploitation license.

A portion of the 2014 drilling will target the deep continuation of the mineralization at Esperança South target. As results are received additional drilling may be carried out in other areas of interest.

The company has closed the second and final tranche of its private placement announced January 16, 2014. The placement raised a total of $2,232,950 by the issue of 22,329,500 units (“Units”) at $0.10 per Unit consisting of one common share and one share purchase warrant (“warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional share at the price of $0.13 per share for a period of 18 months from the date of issue. The shares and any shares purchased on exercise of the second tranche Warrants will be subject to a hold period until July 29, 2014.

About TriStar:

TriStar Gold is a gold exploration company focused on high-potential properties in Brazil. In addition to Castelo de Sonhos, TriStar holds another exploration project in the Tapajós district known as the Bom Jardim Property. The Company’s shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol TSG-V. Further information is available at www.Tristarau.com

For further information, please contact:

TriStar Gold Inc.
Mark Jones III
Chairman and CEO
281-579-3400
moc.uaratsirt@ofni

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