Frontline intersects 1.76 g/t Au over 8.5 metres and extends the R1 gold structure to at least 400 metres in width at Niaouleni, Mali

Toronto, Ontario -- October 12, 2011 -- Frontline Gold Corporation (TSX-V:FGC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has received new results from both the diamond drilling program and from the RC drill program on its 100%-owned Niaouleni Gold Project in Mali, West Africa.

Diamond Drilling Program

The Company has received approximately 80% of the assays from a 960 m diamond drilling completed last May. The main objective of the diamond drilling program was to follow up on previous drilling on the South Niaouleni gold mineralized structure where 1.06 g/t Au over 5.5 m and 2.16 g/t Au over 6.5 m were intersected in holes N-11-DD-23 and 24 respectively. Results, reported in the table below, show that the known gold zones have excellent continuity both up and down dip from the previous holes.

Hole N-11-DD-29, located approximately 50 metres west of hole N-11-DD-03, intersected 1.76 g/t Au over 8.5 metres. This mineralized intersection correlates very well with that in hole N-11-DD-03. The other zone seems to correlate with one of the zones intersected in holes N-11-DD-23 and 26 located 40 m to the north. Hole N-11-DD-28, drilled 25 metres to the east of hole N-11-DD-03, intersected a 26.5 metre (92.5 to 119.0 metres) highly anomalous gold zone with gold values up to 0.99 g/t Au over 1 metre.

Hole N-11-DD-26, located 50 metres east of hole N-11-DD-23, intersected 4 mineralized gold zones which correlated very well with those in hole N-11-DD-23. Two of these zones cut high grade gold values of 8.42 g/t Au over 3 metres and 8.84 g/t Au over 1 metre. Assays of hole N-11-DD-27, located 50 metres west of hole N-11-DD-23 are still pending.

Hole N-11-DD-30, drilled 50 metres to the east of hole N-11-DD-24, intersected a new zone above the main zone intersected in hole N-11-DD-24. Hole N-11-DD-31 which was drilled approximately 40 metres to the west of hole N-11-DD-24 returned no significant gold values.

The results to date indicate that the Niaouleni South area contains at least 3 gold mineralized zones to a depth of 150 metres. They are open the south and are cut to the north by a late diabase dyke. However, gold mineralization was found immediately north of the dyke and continues to the north.

*All intersection lengths are along the hole but expected to be close to true widths.

RC Drill Program

The RC drill program, designed to test soil and termite gold geochemical anomalies associated with structures trending 020, was comprised of 121 holes on 11 RC lines for a total of 11,938 metres. These 020 structures are the main mineralization control at African Gold Group Inc.'s Kobada gold deposit located approximately 5 kilometers north of the Niaouleni property. A supplementary 1,984 metres of RC drilling has been drilled on the property to test for the presence of east-west and northwest cross-cutting structures bringing the total of holes to 147 for 13,922 metres. The depth of the holes was usually 100 metres except when ground conditions impeded attempts to reach that depth.

On the R1 gold structure discovered in Lines 3 and 4 (see Frontline's press release dated April 7, 2011), a 500 metre supplementary program was conducted to verify the extension of the gold mineralization. Three holes drilled on the eastern extension of Line 4 extended the width of the gold structure for another 150 metres to 400 metres. The structure is still open to the west as shown by the results of Hole N-11-RC-122 where the best gold intersection of 1.95 g/t Au over 4.0 metres was obtained. Numerous gold values up to 1.59 g/t Au over 1 metre were also intersected between 80.0 and 95.0 metres in Hole N-11-RC-124.

Two holes drilled on the Goingoindougou gold structure also returned encouraging gold values as shown in the table below.

Mr Walter Henry president and CEO stated that several gold mineralized zones or structures are present on the Niaouleni property. These mineralization zones were identified by both previous operators and the recent work completed by Frontline and we are excited about the possibility of finding more zones and extending the existing mineralization. Ongoing drilling has shown that these mineralized zones carry grade and have continuity. Our work has been successful in showing the potential of the project. The Niaouleni property is located in a large mineralized area of Mali with considerable land consolidation potential.

Assaying and QC/QA

All field samples are delivered to the ALS Global Assay Lab in Bamako. The samples are assayed by the AU-AA26 method, consisting of a fire assay on a 50 g sample with an atomic absorption finish with a range of 0.01 to 100 ppm. Frontline has implemented a QC/QA program, which inserts alternately gold standards and blanks every 25 samples, and uses four standards with grades varying from 0.10 g/t Au to 1.80 g/t Au. A duplicate assay is also made for every 50 samples.

About Frontline Gold Corporation

Frontline Gold Corp. (FGC: TSX-V) is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company with an experienced discovery team and a proven record of accomplishment. The Company's flagship properties include the Niaouleni gold project in the heart of Mali South in West Africa's prolific gold belt and the Menderes gold project in the Izmir province of Western Turkey. Ongoing Canadian exploration includes the Poly (gold), the Stewart (gold-copper polymetallic) the Red Lake (gold) projects.

For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.frontlinegold.com to view the most recent corporate presentation.

The Qualified Person under National Instrument (NI 43-101) Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for this News Release is Gilles Laverdiere, consulting Professional Geologist and member of the Quebec Geologist Association, who has reviewed and approved its contents.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which address future events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, programs and financial position could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, some of which may be beyond the Company's control. These factors include: the availability of funds; the timing and content of work programs; results of exploration activities and development of mineral properties, the interpretation of drilling results and other geological data, the uncertainties of resource and reserve estimations, receipt and security of mineral property titles; project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, fluctuations in metal prices; currency fluctuations; and general market and industry conditions.

Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

"Walter Henry"

Contact: Walter Henry
Telephone: (416) 362-9100
Fax: (416) 362-9300
Email: info@frontlinegold.com
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Walter Henry, President & CEO
FRONTLINE GOLD CORP.

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