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Trade Winds Completes Updated Mineral Resource Estimate on Block A based on Open Pit Shell

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Vancouver, BC, December 30, 2010, - Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) (“Trade Winds” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the results of an updated independent mineral resource estimate on its Block A property, a 50/50 joint venture with Detour Gold Corporation (“Detour Gold”), located adjacent to Detour Gold’s Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario. This updated estimate contained within an open pit shell was completed by Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited (“WGM”), Consulting Geologists and Engineers of Toronto, Canada and complies with National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Trade Winds is the operator of the Joint Venture exploration program.

In-pit Mineral Resource Estimate for Block A (100%) (at a cut-off of 0.4 g/t Au)
Resource Category	Tonnes	Grade Capped	Gold Ounces
	(millions)	(g/t Au)	(000’s)
Indicated	70.8	0.85	1,924
Inferred	27.3	0.87	762

Notes:
(1) The mineral resources are classified as indicated and inferred, and comply with the CIM mineral resource definitions referenced in National Instrument 43-101.
(2)    Base case assumes a gold price of US$1,000/oz gold and US$ exchange rate of $1.08.
(3)    Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
(4)    The quantity and grade of reported inferred resources in this estimation are conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these inferred resources as an indicated or measured resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an indicated or measured resource category.
(5)   The tonnages and grades quoted are undiluted. Gold grades were capped at values ranging from 10 g/t to 100 g/t based on statistical analysis.

This mineral resource estimate is an update of the July 2009 Technical Report by WGM and contains data from an additional 30 diamond drill holes totaling 11,591 metres completed in 2010. The 2010 drilling program targeted near-surface gold mineralization of the M Zone regions with spacing greater than 80 metres within the pit area, as well as testing the western extension of the modeled pit. A Lerch-Grossman optimized pit shell was used to generate an updated in-pit mineral resource.

Ian Lambert, CEO and President of Trade Winds stated: “This mineral resource estimate completed by WGM has significantly increased the indicated category of the gold resource on Block A, which now stands at 1.924 million ounces contained within a US$1,000/oz pit shell, of which 50% is attributable to Trade Winds. This work is a positive step towards our objective of defining the mineable potential of

Block A. As operator of the Block A project, we plan to proceed with a 30,000 metre drilling program during the first half of 2011 to increase the confidence level of the resource estimate and to test areas outside the Block A pit shell with the objective of expanding the known mineral resources.”

The pit shell crosses the claim boundary on the eastern side of Block A onto the mining lease held by Detour Gold. The portion of the mineral resources, which are not included in the mineral resource figures for Block A above, within Detour Gold’s property includes 218,000 ounces of gold in the indicated category contained within 7.3 million tonnes grading 0.93 g/t Au (capped) and 249,000 ounces of gold in the inferred category contained within 10.6 million tonnes grading 0.73 g/t Au (capped), at a gold price of US$1,000/oz gold and a cutoff grade of 0.4 g/t Au.

Gold Price and Cut-off Grade Sensitivity Analysis

A gold price sensitivity analysis was completed applying identical input cost parameters as the US$1,000/oz base case. Gold prices of US$ 900/oz, and US$ 1,100/oz were used to create discrete pit shells with operational cut-off grades of 0.50 g/t, 0.40 g/t and 0.30 g/t Au. Results of this study are presented below.

		Indicated Category			Inferred Category
Gold Price US$/oz	Cut-off Grade (g/t Au)	Tonnes (millions)	Grade (g/t Au)	Gold Ounces Capped (000’s)		Tonnes (millions)	Grade (g/t Au)	Gold Ounces Capped (000’s)
$900	0.50	51.0	0.99	1,617		18.7	1.02	610
	0.40	68.1	0.85	1,861		24.3	0.89	691
	0.30	91.8	0.72	2,125		32.3	0.75	780
$1,000	0.50	52.9	0.98	1,667		20.7	1.00	667
	0.40	70.8	0.85	1,924		27.3	0.87	762
	0.30	95.8	0.71	2,202		36.7	0.74	867
$1,100	0.50	57.8	0.97	1,800		26.3	0.97	822
	0.40	77.8	0.83	2,087		35.2	0.84	950
	0.30	106.6	0.70	2,408		48.6	0.70	1,100

Mineral Resource Estimate Parameters and Method

The block model mineral resources was estimated within a Lerch-Grossman pit shell using MineSight® software based on the concept of a large-scale open pit with the pit parameters indicated below. The cost estimates used in the study were compiled by WGM utilizing public information from similar operations and from various suppliers and contractors.

Exchange Rate	C$ 1.08 = US$ 1.00
Recovery	91%
Ore Mining Costs	C$ 1.86/tonne
Waste Mining Cos^ts	C$ 1.76/tonne
Processing Costs	C$ 5.73/tonne
G & A	C$ 1.23/tonne
Refining Costs	US$ 1.00/oz
Royalty	2%

Detailed metallurgical work is underway for Block A. For the purposes of the mineral resource estimate, WGM utilized gold recovery rates compiled from public information from Detour Gold and other similar deposits.
An overall pit wall angle of 24 degrees for overburden and 48 degrees for bedrock were used in the study. This overall angle considered a 37 metre wide ramp system within the angle calculation. The overall strip ratio at the base case of US$1,000/oz gold and a cut-off grade of 0.4 g/t Au is 4.57.
A three-dimensional (3D) geological and block model was generated using GEMS© software. The block model matrix size of 10x15x10 metres (width x length x height) was selected with consultation with the engineering team from WGM and was based on the size that was deemed suitable for an open pit mining scenario. A MineSight® model was created with the exact parameters for use with the Lerch-Grossman algorithm.
The database used for this mineral resource estimate comprised 632 diamond drill holes totalling 126,542 metres of drilling completed by Trade Winds from 2003 to 2010 and 112,464 metres of historical drilling completed by Placer Dome and prior operators.
All drill holes are diamond drill core with the majority of the samples collected and assayed at approximately 1 metre sample intervals.
The composite interval selected was 3 metres downhole.
Densities were determined for representative rock samples using industry standard methods. The average value for each domain was applied to the block model with a background density of 2.91 tonnes/metre3 for areas outside the domain boundaries.
Geological rock type coding in the drill hole database led to the development of the 3D lithological domain models, which were updated in 2010. These domains were utilized in the grade variography studies and in the grade interpolation constraints.
For the treatment of outliers, each statistical domain was evaluated separately. The statistical domains were capped at values ranging from 10 g/t Au to 100 g/t Au in combination with search restrictions on values greater than 20 g/t Au for some of the domains. The procedure used allows the deposit to retain the high grade assays while limiting their influence during the interpolation.
Ordinary Kriging was used for all domains and grade interpolation at the domain boundaries relied upon the soft/hard boundary determination from the statistical grade contact profiles.
The interpolation was carried out in multiple passes with increasing search ellipsoid dimensions. Classification for all models was based primarily on the pass number followed by an adjustment to the class model, based on a diamond drilling density map (core area and at depth) and the distance to the closest sample used in the interpolation using the variography results for guidance.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control (“QA/QC”) Program

The Company has implemented a quality control program to ensure best practices in sampling and analysis of the core samples. The core is first logged then sawn in half during the sampling process with the remaining half being retained for verification and reference purposes. During sample collection and assaying, there is an established QC procedure for using standards, duplicates and

blanks. It is Trade Winds’ policy that blanks are inserted after high grade gold mineralized samples, especially those with visible gold. The samples are delivered in sealed bags direct to ALS-Chemex Laboratories preparation facility in Timmins, Ontario Canada. Sample pulps are shipped from there to ALS-Chemex Laboratories in Mississauga Ontario, Canada for analysis. Trade Winds used Chemex AU-AA24, which is a 50 g fire assay with AA finish. Samples returning greater than 10 g/t Au were automatically processed using a fire assay-gravimetric finish. Total metallic assays for gold were also performed on selected intervals. All sample batches assayed by Chemex included a standard multi-element ICP package. The coarse rejects are kept in Timmins for re-assaying purposes for a period of six months and then returned to the Trade Winds site where they are stored in a locked shipping container at the exploration site.

NI 43-101 Compliant Report

The mineral resource estimate block model was completed by Pierre Desautels, P.Geo, a Senior WGM Associate Geologist. The Lerch-Grossman pit shells and final mineral resource estimates were completed by Gordon Zurowski P.Eng, a Senior WGM Associate Mining Engineer. The material in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Desautels and Mr. Zurowski of WGM, both Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101 and by Stephen Wallace, P.Geo, Senior VP Exploration of Trade Winds, also a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. The complete NI 43-101 Technical Report will be filed on SEDAR at www.SEDAR.com within 45 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (416) 840-9843

Terry McGee, Investor Relations Toll Free (866) 698-9187 ext 228 or (604) 648-6228

Email: info@tradewindsventures.com
Visit our Website at www.tradewindsventures.com

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_{This news release uses the terms 'indicated' and 'inferred' resources. Trade Winds advises investors that although these terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, 'inferred resources' have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for Preliminary Assessment as defined under 43-101. Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.}

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Trade Winds Plans 2011 Drilling on Block A

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:21:07 GMT

Vancouver, BC, December 21, 2010 - Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) is pleased to announce the drilling program planned for the winter of 2011 on Block A, located adjacent to Detour Gold’s Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario, which contains mineral reserves of 11.4 million ounces of gold. The Joint Venture partners (50% Trade Winds / 50% Detour Gold) have approved a 30,000 metre drilling program to increase the confidence level of the resource estimate and to test areas outside the Block A pit shell with the objective of expanding the known mineral resources. Trade Winds is the operator of the Joint Venture exploration program.

Block A – Technical Program January to June 2011

A drill program of 30,000 metres will utilize three diamond drill rigs from January 2011 to late April 2011. The initial 2011 program calls for up to 71 drill holes of an average depth of 500 metres, subject to favourable working conditions. Similar to the 2010 program, the 2011 program seeks to address more than one objective: infill drilling, particularly large gap areas, and exploration drilling.

Infill Drilling

One of the recommendations of the 2009 NI 43-101 report by Watts Griffis and McOuat (WGM) was the infill drilling of numerous drilling gaps, also termed data gaps, within the pit area. On Block A, drill spacing of closer than 80 metres is required for the category of inferred resources and closer than 40 metres for indicated resources. The winter 2010 program targeted regions with spacing greater than 80 metres within the pit area. This will continue with this 2011 drilling program.

In planning for the 2011 drilling, a portion of the deposit will be drilled on 40 metre by 40 metre centres to increase the confidence level of the mineral resources. A total of 54 drill holes, approximately 76% of the winter 2011 drill program, is planned for this infill drilling.

Exploration Drilling

As part of a continuing program to explore Block A, a total of 17 drill holes, approximately 24% of the winter 2011 drill program, is planned to test areas outside the delineation drilling within the pit shell. This exploration drilling will focus in the areas north of the main pit area between the main pit shell and the North Walter Lake (NWL) pit shell, and south of the main pit shell to the southern boundary of Block A to test the footwall and to determine if the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone (SLDF) extends onto the southern portion of Block A. Both areas, between NWL and the main pit shell and south of the main pit shell, are almost completely untested and both represent areas of potential mineralization parallel to the M Zone.

Further drilling will be to the west of the main pit. In the 2009 NI 43-101 technical report, WGM recommended drilling between lines 15380E and 15060E to test the western extension of the modeled pit. The result was the intersection of gold mineralization in the M Zone in all seven drill holes of this part of the 2010 program (see press release dated April 26, 2010). A similar western extension drilling program is planned for winter 2011, testing the M Zone mineralization a further 320 metres to the west between lines 15060E and 14740E. Previous deep drilling by Trade Winds on lines 14700E and 14900E showed mineralized intersections of the M zone at depth. The 2011 drilling will test the shallower potential between these lines.

Current Work

Since the completion of the 2010 drill program, Trade Winds has been undertaking a program of core and pulp relocation, regular camp maintenance and the sampling of approximately 13,000 metres of previously drilled core in and near the pit shells. The infill sampling will consist of 10,689 metres from 115 holes in Main Pit area and 2,660 metres 24 drill holes in NWL area. This work was on-going between September and December 2010 and will continue until completion as time and personnel permits. The updates of the mineral resources and pit models are currently being reviewed by Detour Gold, our Joint Venture partner. We expect the results to be published shortly.

The material in this news release has been prepared and reviewed by Stephen Wallace, P. Geo, VP Exploration, a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (416) 840-9843

Terry McGee, Investor Relations Toll Free (866) 698-9187 ext 228 or (604) 648-6228

Email: info@tradewindsventures.com
Visit our Website at www.tradewindsventures.com

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Trade Winds Announces Closing of Private Placement

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Not for Distribution to U.S. Newswire Services or for Dissemination in the United States

Toronto, Ontario – November 12, 2010 – Trade Winds Ventures (the “Company”; TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) is pleased to report that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement through Desjardins Securities Inc. (“Desjardins”) as sole underwriter. A total of 8,975,000 flow-through shares were issued for gross proceeds of $2,782,250. Desjardins received a cash commission of $166,935 and broker's warrants entitling Desjardins to purchase 538,500 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.31 for a period of eighteen months from the date of closing.

In addition to the bought deal private placement, the Company closed a concurrent non-brokered private placement of 323,000 flow-through shares for additional proceeds of $100,130.

All of the securities issued under the private placement are subject to a four month hold period expiring March 13, 2011

Proceeds from the offering will be used to fund exploration of the Company’s Detour Lake Block A gold project and for general exploration working capital.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (604) 648-6225
Terry McGee, Investor Relations Toll Free (866) 698-9187 ext 228 or (604) 648-6228
Email: info@tradewindsventures.com

Visit our Website at www.tradewindsventures.com

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Trade Winds Announces $2.5 Million Bought Deal of Flow-Through Common Shares

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:10:01 GMT

Vancouver, October 25, 2010 – Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TWD) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Desjardins Securities Inc. for the purchase, on a bought deal basis, of 8,100,000 flow-through common shares (the “Flow-Through Common Shares”) at a price of $0.31 per Flow-Through Common Share, for gross proceeds of $2,511,000. In addition, the underwriter has the option to purchase an additional 15% Flow-Through Common Shares prior to closing on the same terms and conditions. The offering is subject to certain conditions including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and closing is anticipated to occur on or before November 12, 2010.

The net proceeds from the Offering will be used for eligible exploration expenditures on the Company’s Block A JV and their GoWest project, both located immediately west of Detour Gold’s Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario, which contains a mineral reserve of 11.4 million ounces of gold. Trade Winds has agreed that expenditures incurred with proceeds will constitute Canadian exploration expense ("CEE") (as defined in the Income Tax Act) and will be renounced to the subscribers.

The Flow-Through shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or under any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy such securities in the United States.

About Trade Winds Ventures Inc.

Trade Winds Ventures Inc. is a Canadian gold exploration and development company focused, as operator, on advancing its Detour Lake properties to the feasibility study stage. The Block A 50% JV and adjacent 100% owned Gowest properties are located in the Detour Lake Mining District, north of the prolific gold mining camp of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The current NI 43-101 technical reports on Block A and Gowest properties by Watts Griffis and McOuat delineated a total indicated mineral resource of 2,010,711 ounces of gold and an inferred resource of 2,004,585 ounces of gold (includes the 50% portion to Detour Gold on Block A). Contained within this total resource is the Block A (100%) in-pit mineral resource estimate of 44.7 Mt with an indicated resource of 1.2 million ounces and an inferred resource of 277,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.02 grams/tonne (g/t), as outlined in the July 9, 2009 Technical Report by WGM.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (416) 840-9843

Email: info@tradewindsventures.com Visit our Website at www.tradewindsventures.com

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Trade Winds Reports 10.77 g/t Au over 7.0 metres from Drilling on Block A

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:25:23 GMT

M Zone gold mineralization intersected within current pit shell
10.77 g/t Au over 7.0 m and• 1.67 g/t Au over 8.0 m in M Zone
1.27 g/t Au over 12.0 m and 1.93 g/t Au over 6.0 m in Hanging Wall Zone
0.8 g/t Au over 12.0 m and 2.54 g/t Au over 4.0 m in Footwall Zone
56.90 g/t Au over 1.10 m in M Zone and 56.9 g/t Au over 0.50 m in the Hanging Wall Zone

Vancouver, BC, August 18, 2010, - Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) ("Trade Winds") is pleased to announce the results for the final seven (7) holes totaling 3,097.5 metres from the winter 2010 drill program on the Block A property in northeastern Ontario, a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Detour Gold Corporation ("Detour Gold"). Block A is located adjacent to Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold project, which contains a mineral reserve of 11.4 million ounces of gold. Trade Winds is currently the operator of the JV on Block A.

The 2010 winter drilling was completed on April 17th with a total 11,591 metres of drilling in 30 diamond drill holes. The Company previously announced the assay results of twenty three (23) drill holes totaling 8,493.5 metres from this program. This drill program was designed to fill drill-hole gaps and to test the western extension of the current US$700/oz pit shell, which presently contains an indicated resource of 1.2 million ounces and an inferred resource of 277,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.02 grams/tonne (g/t), as outlined in the July 9, 2009 Technical Report by Watts, Griffis and McQuat ("WGM").

The M Zone, the major gold mineralized zone on Block A, was intersected in six of the seven drill holes. All six of these drill holes also intersected gold mineralization in the hanging wall and footwall. The seventh hole (TWDDH-268), which was drilled to the north of the M Zone, had a number of mineralized hanging wall intersections. The 30 drill holes of the winter 2010 drill program have confirmed the validity of the 2009 block model in predicting the location of M Zone and hanging wall and footwall zones parallel to the M Zone. Based on previous drilling, the M Zone extends another two kilometres further west of the proposed US$700/oz pit on Block A.

The best gold intercepts from this group of seven holes include 10.77 g/t over 7.0 m (which includes 56.9 g/t over 1.10 m) in hole TWDDH-263, 1.27 g/t over 12.0 m in TWDDH-264, 1.67 g/t over 8.0 m in TWDDH-267, 1.93 g/t over 6.0 m in TWDDH-263 and 3.87 g/t over 3.6 m in TWDDH-268. There continues to be a number of significant gold values greater than 10 g/t in most of the drill holes within the pit shell, including gold values as high as 56.9 g/t over 1.10 m in the M Zone (TWDDH-263), 56.9 g/t over 0.5 m in hanging wall zone (TWDDH-268) and 30.90 g/t Au over 0.47 m in hanging wall zone (TWDDH-265). Full results are summarized in the table below.

Ian Lambert, CEO & President, stated: "The winter 2010 drill program was successful both infilling and extending the gold mineralization within and to the west of the current US$700 pit shell. Mineralization occurs near surface on the hanging wall for up to 300 metres to the north side of the M Zone structure, and extends for up to 200 metres on the footwall side to the south of the M Zone. We anticipate that this additional mineralization will be incremental to the current mineral resource, and the results from this exploration program will be incorporated in an update of the resource block model. In addition, a metallurgical study is being completed, and all this information will be included in the updated mineral resource estimate and pit shell anticipated for completion before the end of September".

Highlights of Drill Results on Block A: : (HW – hanging wall; FW – footwall)

Drill Hole	Zone	From	To	Length		Grade	Composite
		metres	metres	metres		Au g/t	or Single
TWDDH262						uncut	Sample
TWDDH262	HW	181.90	182.90	1.00	2.05		S
TWDDH262	HW	212.00	213.90	1.90	2.18		C
TWDDH262	FW	313.00	318.70	5.70	0.94		C
TWDDH262	FW	364.00	367.00	3.00	1.24		C
TWDDH262	FW	400.00	401.00	1.00	1.35		S
TWDDH262	FW	409.00	421.00	12.00	0.80		C
TWDDH262	FW	429.00	433.00	4.00	1.57		C
TWDDH262	FW	445.00	446.00	1.00	1.99		S
TWDDH262	FW	449.00	450.00	1.00	1.70		S
TWDDH262	FW	463.00	464.00	1.00	1.00		S

TWDDH263
TWDDH263	HW	34.00	35.00	1.00	1.36		S
TWDDH263	HW	49.70	50.00	0.30	3.04		S
TWDDH263	HW	204.00	210.00	6.00	1.93		C
TWDDH263	HW	219.00	220.00	1.00	1.11		S
TWDDH263	HW	230.00	231.00	1.00	10.9		S
TWDDH263	M Zone	309.00	316.00	7.00	10.77		C
TWDDH263	including	312.90	314.00	1.10	56.90		S
TWDDH263	HW	341.40	342.00	0.60	1.02		S
TWDDH263	FW	349.00	350.20	1.20	1.65		S
TWDDH263	FW	400.00	401.00	1.00	1.82		S
TWDDH263	HW	422.00	423.00	1.00	1.10		S

TWDDH264
TWDDH264	HW	38.15	39.00	0.85	1.41		S
TWDDH264	HW	58.00	59.00	1.00	3.10		S
TWDDH264	HW	234.00	239.00	5.00	1.01		C
TWDDH264	HW	243.00	245.00	2.00	1.36		C
TWDDH264	HW	250.00	262.00	12.00	1.27		C
TWDDH264	HW	309.00	311.00	2.00	1.68		C
TWDDH264	M Zone	328.00	329.50	1.50	1.14		C
TWDDH264	M Zone	332.50	337.37	4.87	1.34		C
TWDDH264	M Zone	353.00	354.00	1.00	3.46		S
TWDDH264	FW	411.00	420.00	9.00	0.84		C
TWDDH264	FW	428.00	429.00	1.00	2.03		S

TWDDH265
TWDDH265	HW	96.00	97.02	1.02	1.15	S
TWDDH265	HW	113.53	114.00	0.47	30.9	S
TWDDH265	HW	198.00	199.02	1.02	1.24	C
TWDDH265	HW	216.00	217.00	1.00	1.23	S

Drill Hole	Zone	From	To	Length		Grade	Composite
		metres	metres	metres		Au g/t	or Single
						uncut	Sample
TWDDH265	HW	276.00	277.00	1.00	23.00		S
TWDDH265	HW	281.00	282.00	1.00	1.53		S
TWDDH265	HW	291.63	292.59	0.96	2.42		S
TWDDH265	HW	341.00	343.71	2.71	1.34		C
TWDDH265	HW	351.00	352.16	1.16	1.33		S
TWDDH265	HW	371.00	378.00	7.00	2.33		C
TWDDH265	M Zone	415.00	417.00	2.00	1.36		C
TWDDH265	FW	432.00	433.39	1.39	3.53		S
TWDDH266
TWDDH266	HW	20.50	21.00	0.50	1.04		S
TWDDH266	HW	117.75	118.03	0.28	2.88		S
TWDDH266	HW	132.93	135.00	2.07	1.14		C
TWDDH266	HW	147.00	148.00	1.00	1.97		S
TWDDH266	HW	250.00	251.00	1.00	2.09		S
TWDDH266	HW	291.00	292.00	1.00	1.12		S
TWDDH266	HW	297.00	299.00	2.00	2.07		C
TWDDH266	HW	336.00	340.00	4.00	1.49		C
TWDDH266	HW	385.00	386.00	1.00	1.12		S
TWDDH266	HW	412.57	413.00	0.43	1.45		S
TWDDH266	M Zone	429.45	433.00	3.55	0.74		C
TWDDH266	M Zone	449.00	450.65	1.65	1.00		C
TWDDH266	M Zone	453.00	453.91	0.91	2.96		C
TWDDH266	FW	479.00	480.00	1.00	1.66		S
TWDDH266	FW	484.00	488.00	4.00	2.54		C

TWDDH267
TWDDH267	HW	54.00	55.00	1.00	2.80		S
TWDDH267	HW	98.00	99.00	1.00	2.81		S
TWDDH267	HW	206.13	209.00	2.87	0.87		C
TWDDH267	HW	215.00	216.00	1.00	3.02		S
TWDDH267	HW	247.00	248.00	1.00	1.31		S
TWDDH267	HW	254.00	255.00	1.00	4.31		S
TWDDH267	HW	264.00	267.00	3.00	1.30		C
TWDDH267	HW	274.00	277.00	3.00	3.45		C
TWDDH267	HW	283.00	287.75	4.75	1.89		C
TWDDH267	HW	309.00	310.00	1.00	1.84		S
TWDDH267	HW	334.00	336.00	2.00	2.74		C
TWDDH267	HW	345.00	346.00	1.00	1.81		S
TWDDH267	HW	349.00	350.00	1.00	3.12		S
TWDDH267	M Zone	363.97	364.36	0.39	2.73		S
TWDDH267	M Zone	367.00	375.00	8.00	1.67		C
TWDDH267	M Zone	381.00	385.10	4.10	0.83		C
TWDDH267	M Zone	388.00	389.00	1.00	1.03		S
TWDDH267	M Zone	394.00	395.00	1.00	1.71		S

Drill Hole	Zone	From	To	Length		Grade	Composite
		metres	metres	metres		Au g/t	or Single
						uncut	Sample
TWDDH267	FW	397.00	398.00	1.00	1.06		S
TWDDH267	FW	404.00	405.20	1.20	1.18		S
TWDDH267	FW	406.90	408.00	1.10	1.46		S

TWDDH268
TWDDH268	HW	21.00	22.00	1.00	1.22		S
TWDDH268	HW	46.00	48.58	2.58	11.38		C
TWDDH268	including	47.50	48.00	0.50	56.90		S
TWDDH268	HW	67.74	69.00	1.26	1.02		S
TWDDH268	HW	138.13	142.00	3.87	3.60		C
TWDDH268	including	138.81	140.00	1.19	11.10		S
TWDDH268	HW	154.00	155.00	1.00	1.37		S
TWDDH268	HW	156.00	157.00	1.00	1.02		S
TWDDH268	HW	253.07	253.40	0.33	1.14		S

(True Width is estimated to be between 80-85% of core length)

Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QA/QC") Program for Core Sampling
The Company has implemented a quality control program to ensure best practices in sampling, analysis and security of core samples. The drill core is first logged then sawn in half during the sampling process with half being retained for verification and reference purposes. During sample collection and assaying, there is an established QC procedure which includes the insertion into the sample stream of standard reference samples, sample duplicates and blank samples, including the insertion of blank samples after all samples with visible gold.

The samples are delivered in sealed bags direct to ALS-Chemex Laboratories preparation facility in Timmins, Ontario by Trade Winds personnel. Sample pulps are shipped from there to ALS-Chemex Laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia for analysis.The samples are analyzed for gold using the ALS-Chemex procedure AU-AA24, which is a 50 g fire assay with AA finish. Samples returning greater than 10 g/t Au are automatically processed using a fire assay-gravimetric finish. Total metallic assays for gold were also performed on selected intervals. All samples assayed by ALS-Chemex include a standard multi-element ICP package.

The coarse rejects are kept in Timmins for re-assaying purposes for a period of six months and then returned to the Trade Winds site where they are stored in a locked shipping container. Selected coarse rejects are check assayed by third party laboratories other than ALS-Chemex.

ABOUT TRADE WINDS VENTURES INC.
Trade Winds Ventures Inc. is a Canadian gold exploration and development company focused, as operator, on advancing its Detour Lake properties to the feasibility study stage. The Block A 50% JV and adjacent 100% owned Gowest properties are located in the Detour Lake Mining District, north of the prolific gold mining camp of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The current NI 43-101 technical reports on Block A and Gowest properties by WGM delineated a total indicated mineral resource of 2,010,711 ounces of gold and an inferred resource of 2,004,585 ounces of gold (includes the 50% portion to Detour Gold on Block A). Contained within this total resource is the in-pit mineral resource estimate shown in the table below.

In-pit Mineral Resource Estimate for Block A (100%) at a cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au
Resource Category	Tonnes	Grade Capped	Gold Ounces
	(millions)	(g/t Au)	(000's)
Indicated	36.4	1.02	1,200
Inferred	8.3	1.04	277

The parameters and methodology utilized to produce this resource estimate are described in Trade Winds' May 26, 2009 press release and the July 9, 2009 NI 43-101 technical report by WGM. The material in this news release has been prepared and reviewed by Stephen Wallace, P. Geo, VP Exploration, a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (416) 840-9843
Terry McGee, Investor Relations Toll Free (866) 698-9187 ext 228 or (604) 648-6228

Email: info@tradewindsventures.com
Visit our Website at www.tradewindsventures.com

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This news release uses the terms 'indicated' and 'inferred' resources. Trade Winds advises investors that although these terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, 'inferred resources' have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for Preliminary Assessment as defined under 43-101. Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.}

Trade Winds Reports 8.38 g/t Au over 19.47 metres from Drilling on Block A

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:15:00 GMT

• M Zone gold mineralization intersected within current pit shell

• 8.38 g/t Au over 19.47 m and 3.02 g/t Au over 8.79 in M Zone

• 2.41 g/t Au over 11.3 m and 1.53 g/t Au over 19.0 m in Footwall Zone

• 105.5 g/t Au over 1.37 m in M Zone, 79.0 g/t Au over 0.50 m and 34.5 g/t Au over 1.0 m in Foot Wall Zone

The 2010 winter drilling was completed on April 17th with a total 11,591 metres of drilling in 30 diamond drill holes. The Company previously announced the assay results of fifteen (15) drill holes totaling 4,930 metres from this program. This drill program was designed to fill drill-hole gaps and to test the western extension of the currentUS$700/oz pit shell, which presently contains an indicated resource of 1.2 million ounces and an inferred resource of 277,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.02 grams/tonne (g/t), as outlined in the July 9, 2009 Technical Report by Watts, Griffis and McQuat ("WGM").

The M Zone, the major gold mineralized zone on Block A, was intersected in all eight drill holes. All eight of these drill holes also intersected gold mineralization in the hanging wall and footwall on the north and south sides respectively of the M Zone. The 23 drill holes announced to date of the winter 2010 drill program continue to confirm the validity of the 2009 block model in predicting the location of M Zone and hanging wall and footwall zones parallel to the M Zone. Based on previous drilling, the M Zone extends another two kilometres further west of the proposed US$700/oz pit on Block A.

The best gold drill intercepts from this group of eight holes include 8.38 g/t over 19.47 m in hole TWDDH-254, 3.02 g/t over 8.79 m in TWDDH-259, 2.41 g/t over 11.3 m in TWDDH-260 and 1.53 g/t over 19.0 m in TWDDH-257. There continues to be a number of significant gold values greater than 10 g/t in most of the drill holes within the pit shell, including gold values as high as 105.5 g/t over 1.37 m in the M Zone of TWDDH-254, 79.0 g/t over 0.5 m in footwall zone of TWDDH-260 and 34.5 g/t Au over 1.0 m in footwall zone of TWDDH-254. Full results are summarized in the table below.

Ian Lambert, CEO & President, stated "The winter 2010 drill program has been highly successful infilling and extending the mineralization within and to the west of the current US$700 pit. Every hole has intersected gold mineralization. We are seeing mineralization from near surface on the hanging wall side of the M Zone, often for up to 300 metres on the north side of the structure, and extending for up to 200 metres on the footwall side to the south of the M Zone. We anticipate this new mineralization, which is mostly in-pit, will contribute to the reduction of what is currently categorized as waste rock, and will result in new resource ounces. In addition, the results from the extended footwall drilling will have a strong influence on the next round of winter drilling which is being planned to include the examination of the footwall side of the structure from the M Zone several hundred metres to the southern boundary of the Block A property."

Highlights of Drill Results on Block A: (HW hanging wall; FW footwall)

Drill Hole	Zone	From	To	Length	Grade Au uncut	Composite Sample

TWDDH254
TWDDH254	HW	74.00	76.00	2.00	6.83	C
TWDDH254	including	75.00	76.00	1.00	12.70	S
TWDDH254	HW	88.52	89.00	0.48	1.32	S
TWDDH254	HW	186.00	187.40	1.40	9.42	S
TWDDH254	HW	197.03	203.00	5.97	3.45	C
TWDDH254	including	202.12	203.00	0.88	12.30	S
TWDDH254	HW	211.00	216.39	5.39	1.41	C
TWDDH254	including	211.00	211.97	0.97	3.84	S
TWDDH254	HW	235.00	240.30	5.30	1.07	C
TWDDH254	HW	247.00	247.90	0.90	4.55	S
TWDDH254	HW	267.85	269.00	1.15	1.48	S
TWDDH254	M Zone	313.00	332.47	19.47	8.38	C
TWDDH254	including	314.00	315.37	1.37	105.50	S
TWDDH254	M Zone	346.00	347.60	1.60	1.44	S
TWDDH254	FW	389.50	396.00	6.50	2.47	C
TWDDH254	including	394.00	394.58	0.58	15.10	S
TWDDH254	FW	401.00	402.00	1.00	1.08	S
TWDDH254	FW	407.00	411.00	4.00	4.31	C
TWDDH254	including	408.00	409.00	1.00	8.59	S
TWDDH254	FW	415.00	416.00	1.00	1.67	S
TWDDH254	FW	421.00	422.00	1.00	1.19	S
TWDDH254	FW	433.00	434.00	1.00	1.40	S
TWDDH254	FW	439.00	440.00	1.00	1.21	S
TWDDH254	FW	452.00	454.00	2.00	1.04	C
TWDDH254	FW	462.00	463.00	1.00	1.07	S
TWDDH254	FW	468.00	469.00	1.00	34.50	S
TWDDH254	FW	474.00	475.00	1.00	1.11	S
TWDDH254	FW	485.00	500.00	15.00	1.06	C
TWDDH254	including	494.00	495.00	1.00	8.12	S
TWDDH254	FW	506.00	513.00	7.00	1.02	C
TWDDH254	FW	522.00	522.90	0.90	1.73	S
TWDDH254	FW	531.00	534.10	3.10	11.70	C
TWDDH254	including	531.00	532.00	1.00	32.50	S
TWDDH254	FW	540.00	541.00	1.00	1.22	S

TWDDH255
TWDDH255	HW	134.75	135.83	1.08	4.20	S
TWDDH255	HW	229.00	230.00	1.00	1.94	S
TWDDH255	HW	245.65	246.50	0.85	2.43	S
TWDDH255	HW	259.00	262.15	3.15	1.61	C
TWDDH255	including	259.00	260.00	1.00	4.06	S

Drill Hole

Zone

From
metres

To
metres

Length
metres

Grade
Au g/t
uncut

Composite
or Single
Sample

TWDDH255

293.00

294.00

1.00

2.21

TWDDH255

332.17

333.37

1.20

1.005

TWDDH255

352.00

353.00

1.00

6.38

TWDDH255

M Zone

363.00

365.93

2.93

0.92

TWDDH255

397.00

399.97

2.97

1.04

TWDDH255

474.00

475.00

1.00

1.05

TWDDH256

TWDDH256

138.00

138.63

0.63

4.08

TWDDH256

229.00

230.00

1.00

1.55

TWDDH256

365.57

369.00

3.43

2.85

TWDDH256

including

365.57

367.00

1.43

6.05

TWDDH256

375.00

376.00

1.00

11.95

TWDDH256

396.00

397.00

1.00

1.11

TWDDH256

405.70

408.00

2.30

0.99

TWDDH256

including

407.48

408.00

0.52

2.37

TWDDH256

411.00

415.00

4.00

1.06

TWDDH256

including

414.00

415.00

1.00

2.66

TWDDH256

421.00

422.00

1.00

1.53

TWDDH256

453.00

455.00

2.00

16.49

TWDDH256

including

453.00

454.00

1.00

27.20

TWDDH257

TWDDH257

71.20

72.00

0.80

3.55

TWDDH257

79.00

81.00

2.00

1.32

TWDDH257

83.10

84.00

0.90

2.32

TWDDH257

105.00

111.16

6.16

4.28

TWDDH257

including

108.00

108.90

0.90

23.90

TWDDH257

130.38

131.00

0.62

1.45

TWDDH257

152.00

153.00

1.00

1.98

TWDDH257

201.00

202.00

1.00

1.93

TWDDH257

211.00

212.00

1.00

3.89

TWDDH257

220.95

221.35

0.40

2.94

TWDDH257

251.40

254.00

2.60

7.67

TWDDH257

including

251.40

252.00

0.60

18.60

TWDDH257

299.00

299.80

0.80

1.57

TWDDH257

M Zone

329.95

330.86

0.91

1.48

TWDDH257

M Zone

332.75

333.64

0.89

1.97

TWDDH257

375.00

394.00

19.00

1.53

TWDDH257

including

382.00

383.00

1.00

12.00

TWDDH258

TWDDH258

111.95

114.00

2.05

2.96

TWDDH258

156.53

157.03

0.50

1.80

TWDDH258

161.10

161.97

0.87

8.50

Drill Hole

Zone

From

To
metres

Length
metres

Grade
Au g/t
uncut

Composite
or Single
Sample

TWDDH258

184.00

185.00

1.00

1.22

TWDDH258

253.00

254.00

1.00

5.63

TWDDH258

260.47

262.07

1.60

1.64

TWDDH258

M Zone

265.57

272.57

7.00

1.30

TWDDH258

including

265.57

266.38

0.81

6.89

TWDDH258

342.00

343.00

1.00

1.50

TWDDH258

375.00

377.00

2.00

1.21

TWDDH258

390.00

396.74

6.74

1.59

TWDDH258

including

390.00

391.00

1.00

5.36

TWDDH258

403.00

404.00

1.00

1.15

TWDDH259

TWDDH259

35.00

36.00

1.00

1.38

TWDDH259

42.70

44.03

1.33

3.75

TWDDH259

158.36

162.00

3.64

1.53

TWDDH259

including

158.36

158.88

0.52

5.74

TWDDH259

169.00

171.37

2.37

2.12

TWDDH259

176.00

177.00

1.00

5.17

TWDDH259

194.15

195.15

1.00

3.55

TWDDH259

213.00

214.00

1.00

21.40

TWDDH259

218.84

220.00

1.16

4.02

TWDDH259

223.45

224.18

0.73

1.01

TWDDH259

239.50

240.00

0.50

1.46

TWDDH259

295.87

296.53

0.66

1.40

TWDDH259

304.74

306.68

1.94

1.49

TWDDH259

M Zone

308.20

316.99

8.79

3.02

TWDDH259

including

310.21

311.05

0.84

24.80

TWDDH259

M Zone

332.39

333.10

0.71

15.45

TWDDH259

347.75

358.00

10.25

1.84

TWDDH259

including

353.00

353.63

0.63

9.10

TWDDH259

368.00

380.58

12.58

1.67

TWDDH259

including

377.00

378.00

1.00

7.59

TWDDH260

TWDDH260

14.80

15.88

1.08

1.03

TWDDH260

207.00

207.82

0.82

1.08

TWDDH260

219.00

220.52

1.52

13.50

TWDDH260

238.22

239.40

1.18

2.81

TWDDH260

244.00

245.00

1.00

1.05

TWDDH260

262.48

263.39

0.91

1.35

TWDDH260

273.50

275.00

1.50

27.42

TWDDH260

including

273.50

274.00

0.50

79.00

TWDDH260

M Zone

306.00

309.00

3.00

6.40

TWDDH260

including

307.07

308.00

0.93

16.45

Drill Hole

Zone

From
metres

To
metres

Length
metres

Grade
Au g/t
uncut

Composite
or Single
Sample

TWDDH260

316.04

317.37

1.33

1.24

TWDDH260

327.50

329.00

1.50

1.62

TWDDH260

359.59

361.00

1.41

3.68

TWDDH260

368.00

370.33

2.33

5.98

TWDDH260

including

369.00

370.33

1.33

9.75

TWDDH260

374.34

375.00

0.66

1.71

TWDDH260

392.00

403.30

11.30

2.41

TWDDH260

including

401.00

402.00

1.00

15.90

TWDDH260

406.32

407.93

1.61

1.43

TWDDH260

414.00

416.00

2.00

3.84

TWDDH260

including

414.00

415.00

1.00

6.74

TWDDH260

424.00

428.00

4.00

0.94

TWDDH260

435.00

436.00

1.00

1.22

TWDDH260

444.00

445.00

1.00

1.05

TWDDH260

456.90

459.00

2.10

5.52

TWDDH260

including

456.90

458.00

1.10

9.40

TWDDH261

TWDDH261

34.20

35.59

1.39

1.53

TWDDH261

54.00

55.00

1.00

1.44

TWDDH261

66.00

70.04

4.04

6.73

TWDDH261

including

69.00

70.04

1.04

19.95

TWDDH261

137.00

137.83

0.83

1.91

TWDDH261

142.45

143.39

0.94

3.55

TWDDH261

150.00

151.00

1.00

1.82

TWDDH261

161.00

162.00

1.00

1.15

TWDDH261

166.30

167.57

1.27

4.25

TWDDH261

179.76

181.00

1.24

1.03

TWDDH261

202.40

204.00

1.60

1.44

TWDDH261

206.00

207.00

1.00

13.45

TWDDH261

217.18

217.62

0.44

3.40

TWDDH261

253.95

255.20

2.81

2.84

TWDDH261

including

255.20

256.76

1.56

4.51

TWDDH261

M Zone

284.77

299.20

14.43

1.23

TWDDH261

including

284.77

291.00

6.23

2.18

TWDDH261

which includes

284.77

286.00

1.23

5.50

TWDDH261

M Zone

301.18

313.34

12.16

1.50

TWDDH261

including

305.96

307.04

1.08

4.41

TWDDH261

328.73

330.16

1.43

1.15

TWDDH261

334.23

335.00

1.77

1.93

TWDDH261

340.80

342.15

1.35

1.50

TWDDH261

345.18

346.00

0.82

1.59

TWDDH261

350.31

350.95

0.64

1.32

TWDDH261

370.00

371.00

1.00

1.36

(True Width is estimated to be between 80-85% of core length)

The samples are delivered in sealed bags direct to ALS-Chemex Laboratories preparation facility in Timmins, Ontario by Trade Winds personnel. Sample pulps are shipped from there to ALS-Chemex Laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia for analysis. The samples are analyzed for gold using the ALS-Chemex procedure AU-AA24, which is a 50 g fire assay with AA finish. Samples returning greater than 10 g/t Au are automatically processed using a fire assay-gravimetric finish. Total metallic assays for gold were also performed on selected intervals. All samples assayed by ALS-Chemex include a standard multi-element ICP package.

In-pit Mineral Resource Estimate for Block A (100%) at a cut-off of 0.5 g/t Au

Resource Category

Tonnes

Grade Capped

Gold Ounces

(millions)

(g/t Au)

(000's)

Indicated

36.4

1.02

1,200

Inferred

8.3

1.04

277

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Email: info@tradewindsventures.com
www.tradewindsventures.com

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Trade Winds Announces Preliminary Metallurgical Study

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Vancouver, BC, July 7, 2010, - Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) (“Trade Winds” or the “Company”) is pleased announce that SGS Minerals Services (“SGS”) of Lakefield, Ontario has been engaged to provide a preliminary metallurgical study on the Block A property in northeastern Ontario, a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Detour Gold Corporation (“Detour Gold”). Block A is located adjacent to Detour Gold’s Detour Lake gold project, which contains a mineral reserve of 11.4 million ounces of gold. Trade Winds is currently the operator of the JV on Block A.

The study was designed and will be supervised by Mr. Andy Holloway, Senior Associate Process Engineer of Watts, Griffis and McOuat (“WGM”). Samples from the 2010 winter drill program have been submitted to SGS and testwork is expected to commence shortly. The study will include:

Chemical characterization by multi-element ICP Scan

Ball mill grindability assessment (Bond)

Preliminary gravity separation tests

Scoping level bottle roll cyanidation tests

Results of this study are expected to be finalized prior to October 2010 and will provide preliminary estimates of process plant gold extraction rate (or metallurgical recovery) for the Block A mineralization to be used in the NI 43-101 technical update planned for the second half of 2010.

ABOUT TRADE WINDS VENTURES INC.
Trade Winds Ventures Inc. is a Canadian gold exploration and developmentcompany focused, as operator, on advancing its Detour Lake properties to the feasibility study stage. The Block A 50% JV and adjacent 100% owned Gowest properties are located in the Detour Lake Mining District, north of the prolific gold mining camp of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The current NI 43-101 technical reports on Block A and Gowest properties by WGM delineated a total indicated mineral resource of 2,010,711 ounces of gold and an inferred resource of 2,004,585 ounces of gold (includes the 50% portion to Detour Gold on Block A). Contained within this total resource is the in-pit mineral resource estimate shown in the table below.

In-pit Mineral Resource Estimate for Block A (100%) at a Cut-off Grade of 0.5 g/t Au

Resource Category

Tonnes

Grade Capped

Gold Ounces

(millions)

(g/t Au)

(000’s)

Indicated

36.4

1.02

1,200

Inferred

8.3

1.04

277

The parameters and methodology utilized to produce this resource estimate are described in Trade Winds’ May 26, 2009 press release and the July 9, 2009 NI 43-101 technical report by WGM. The material in this news release has been prepared and reviewed by Stephen Wallace, P. Geo., VP Exploration, a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President

(604) 648-6225
Email: info@tradewindsventures.com

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Trade Winds Reports Results of its 2010 Drilling Program on Block A

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMT

M Zone gold mineralization intersected within current pit shell

8.92 g/t Au over 12.13 m and 1.30 g/t Au over 25.62 m in M Zone

53.8 g/t Au over 1.25 m in M Zone, 17.15 g/t Au over 1.08 m in footwall zone and 30.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m in hanging wall

8.92 g/t over 12.13 m in hole TWDDH-247 1.30 g/t over 25.62 m in TWDDH-249, 1.25 g/t over 15.35 m in TWDDH-250 and 2.70 g/t over 10.9 m in TWDDH-253. There continued to be highgrade gold values in a number of the drill holes within or near the pit shell, including gold values as high as 53.8 g/t over 1.25 m in the M Zone of TWDDH-247 17.60 g/t over 1.0 m in footwall zone of TWDDH-253 and 30.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m in hanging wall zone of TWDDH-247. Full results are summarized in the table below.
Highlights of Drill Results on Block A:

Drill Hole	Zone	From	To	Length	Grade	Composite
		meters	meters	meters	g/t Au	or Single
TWDDH246					uncut	Sample
TWDDH246	Footwall	50.15	51.00	0.85	1.76	S
TWDDH246	Footwall	52.00	53.00	1.00	1.04	S
TWDDH246	Footwall	58.00	61.00	3.00	1.79	C
TWDDH246	Footwall	64.00	64.60	0.60	1.21	S
TWDDH246	Footwall	66.00	70.00	4.00	1.56	C
TWDDH246	Footwall	80.00	82.00	2.00	1.11	C
TWDDH246	Footwall	84.00	86.80	2.80	2.53	C
TWDDH246	Including	86.00	86.80	0.80	6.87	S
TWDDH246	Footwall	111.00	112.00	1.00	1.20	S
TWDDH246	Footwall	137.00	138.00	1.00	3.28	S
TWDDH246	Footwall	142.86	145.00	2.14	1.74	C
TWDDH246	Footwall	149.00	149.75	0.75	1.06	S

TWDDH-247
TWDDH-247	Hanging wall	60.00	61.00	1.00	30.20	S
TWDDH-247	Hanging wall	85.85	86.40	0.55	1.00	S
TWDDH-247	Hanging wall	91.20	92.00	0.80	1.34	S
TWDDH-247	Hanging wall	134.00	135.00	1.00	7.10	S

TWDDH-247	M Zone	192.27	204.40	12.13	8.92	C
TWDDH-247	Including	192.27	195.00	2.73	3.74	C
TWDDH-247	Including	199.75	204.40	4.65	20.02	C
TWDDH-247	Which Includes	199.75	201.00	1.25	53.80	S
TWDDH-247	and includes	201.00	201.80	0.80	37.40	S

TWDDH-247	Footwall	206.50	210.30	3.80	2.64	C
TWDDH-247	including	207.50	208.30	0.80	6.21	S
TWDDH-247	Footwall	234.85	238.00	3.15	0.98	C
TWDDH-247	Footwall	284.20	307.00	4.80	3.07	C
TWDDH-247	including	306.00	307.00	1.00	10.60	S
TWDDH-247	Footwall	313.00	315.00	2.00	1.20	C

TWDDH248
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	54.50	55.00	0.50	2.31	S
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	89.60	90.50	0.90	4.42	S
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	107.00	112.00	5.00	0.98	C
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	118.00	119.00	1.00	1.93	S
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	138.00	139.00	1.00	2.25	S
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	145.00	148.00	3.00	1.22	C
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	154.00	155.00	1.00	1.91	S
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	197.00	198.00	1.00	2.30	S
TWDDH248	Hanging wall	202.00	203.00	1.00	3.95	S

Drill Hole

Zone

From

Length

Grade

Composite

meters

g/t Au

or Single

TWDDH248

uncut

Sample

TWDDH248

M Zone

248.00

249.50

1.50

1.40

TWDDH248

M Zone

252.10

254.00

1.90

1.57

TWDDH248

M Zone

262.00

262.80

0.80

1.29

TWDDH248

M Zone

268.00

270.40

2.40

1.00

TWDDH248

M Zone

274.20

274.80

0.60

2.80

TWDDH248

M Zone

285.00

286.00

1.00

1.30

TWDDH248

M Zone

295.00

295.80

0.80

1.30

TWDDH248

M Zone

304.70

306.00

1.30

1.52

TWDDH248

Hanging wall

340.00

341.10

1.10

1.92

TWDDH248

Hanging wall

342.00

344.00

2.00

3.48

TWDDH248

including

343.00

344.00

1.00

6.11

TWDDH248

Hanging wall

354.00

355.00

1.00

7.26

TWDDH249

TWDDH249

Hanging Wall

34.80

35.60

0.80

1.21

TWDDH249

Hanging Wall

47.13

48.00

0.87

2.12

TWDDH249

Hanging Wall

55.00

56.00

1.00

3.28

TWDDH249

Hanging Wall

62.00

63.00

1.00

5.78

TWDDH249

Hanging Wall

96.00

96.90

0.90

1.06

TWDDH249

M Zone

105.13

130.75

25.62

1.30

TWDDH249

Including

110.45

119.50

9.05

1.77

TWDDH249

Including

121.55

128.00

6.45

1.66

TWDDH249

M Zone

132.75

134.75

2.00

1.02

TWDDH249

M Zone

147.70

148.75

1.05

1.54

TWDDH249

Footwall

180.00

181.45

1.45

1.42

TWDDH249

Footwall

183.21

183.60

0.39

1.70

TWDDH249

Footwall

183.60

185.11

1.51

1.97

TWDDH249

Footwall

200.20

201.00

0.80

1.04

TWDDH249

Footwall

243.50

244.50

1.00

1.72

TWDDH249

Footwall

253.00

254.25

1.25

1.11

TWDDH249

Footwall

295.75

297.00

1.25

4.43

TWDDH249

Footwall

309.95

312.00

2.05

1.10

TWDDH250

TWDDH250

Hanging Wall

41.00

42.00

1.00

1.55

TWDDH250

Hanging Wall

49.00

51.00

2.00

2.16

TWDDH250

Hanging Wall

94.00

94.56

0.56

1.19

TWDDH250

Hanging Wall

127.00

128.00

1.00

1.70

TWDDH250

Hanging Wall

140.00

141.00

1.00

1.17

Drill Hole

Zone

From

Length

Grade

Composite

meters

g/t Au

or Single

TWDDH250

uncut

Sample

TWDDH250

M Zone

190.00

205.35

15.35

1.25

TWDDH250

including

196.16

205.35

9.19

1.71

TWDDH250

including

205.35

1.35

8.51

TWDDH250

Footwall

213.00

214.00

1.00

2.58

TWDDH250

Footwall

226.00

227.00

1.00

2.28

TWDDH250

Footwall

238.00

242.00

4.00

1.16

TWDDH250

Footwall

258.00

259.00

1.00

1.97

TWDDH251

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

29.73

30.58

0.85

1.33

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

32.00

33.00

1.00

1.36

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

36.00

37.00

1.00

3.61

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

38.00

39.18

1.18

3.56

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

42.00

42.70

0.70

6.82

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

44.00

45.00

1.00

3.18

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

48.69

50.00

1.31

1.36

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

57.00

59.00

2.00

1.48

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

70.80

71.95

1.15

1.11

TWDDH251

Hanging wall

74.00

75.30

1.30

4.05

TWDDH251

M Zone

81.00

83.14

2.14

0.82

TWDDH251

M Zone

95.60

98.70

3.10

1.07

TWDDH251

Footwall

123.78

124.78

1.00

1.26

TWDDH251

Footwall

186.00

188.00

2.00

2.83

TWDDH251

including

187.00

188.00

1.00

5.14

TWDDH251

Footwall

190.00

191.00

1.00

1.20

TWDDH251

Footwall

196.00

197.00

1.00

1.05

TWDDH251

Footwall

281.48

282.48

1.00

1.58

TWDDH252

TWDDH252

Hanging Wall

256.00

257.00

1.00

1.13

TWDDH252

Hanging Wall

272.73

273.09

0.36

4.19

TWDDH252

Hanging Wall

322.00

323.00

1.00

1.16

TWDDH252

Hanging Wall

340.00

342.00

2.00

2.52

TWDDH252

Hanging Wall

344.62

345.30

0.68

1.21

TWDDH252

Hanging Wall

345.80

347.00

1.20

1.82

TWDDH252

M Zone

355.80

359.00

3.20

1.52

TWDDH252

M Zone

366.00

367.00

1.00

1.25

Drill Hole

Zone

From

Length

Grade

Composite

meters

g/t Au

or Single

TWDDH252

uncut

Sample

TWDDH252

Footwall

391.00

395.00

4.00

4.43

TWDDH252

including

391.00

392.00

1.00

12.85

TWDDH252

Footwall

410.00

411.00

1.00

1.47

TWDDH252

Footwall

422.92

424.00

1.08

17.15

TWDDH253

TWDDH253

Hanging wall

75.80

76.40

0.60

1.10

TWDDH253

Hanging wall

118.00

118.50

0.50

1.10

TWDDH253

Hanging wall

121.00

122.00

1.00

1.63

TWDDH253

M Zone

180.00

182.10

2.10

1.96

TWDDH253

M Zone

194.00

196.60

2.60

0.99

TWDDH253

M Zone

199.10

210.00

10.90

2.70

TWDDH253

including

200.00

201.40

1.40

7.66

TWDDH253

which includes

201.00

201.40

0.40

12.65

TWDDH253

including

202.70

207.00

4.30

3.87

TWDDH253

M Zone

215.00

219.20

4.20

1.02

TWDDH253

Footwall

255.00

256.00

1.00

1.39

TWDDH253

Footwall

259.00

260.00

1.00

3.77

TWDDH253

Footwall

267.00

268.10

1.10

1.15

TWDDH253

Footwall

285.00

286.00

1.00

2.72

TWDDH253

Footwall

287.00

288.00

1.00

1.18

TWDDH253

Footwall

290.30

291.00

0.70

2.90

TWDDH253

Footwall

298.30

300.00

1.70

3.80

TWDDH253

including

298.30

299.00

0.70

8.32

TWDDH253

Footwall

310.00

315.80

5.80

3.70

TWDDH253

including

312.00

313.00

1.00

17.60

TWDDH253

Footwall

323.00

324.00

1.00

2.30

TWDDH253

Footwall

331.00

332.00

1.00

1.09

TWDDH253

Footwall

343.00

344.00

1.00

1.16

TWDDH253

Footwall

362.30

363.00

0.70

1.03

TWDDH253

Footwall

385.00

3.90

5.00

1.11

(True Width is estimated to be between 80-85% of core length)

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