Frontline Gold Announces Stock Option Grant

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 19, 2013) -

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Frontline Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:FGC) ("Frontline" or the "Company") announces that it has granted 2,650,000 incentive stock options (the "Options") to directors, officers, employees and consultants pursuant to Frontline's rolling incentive stock option plan. 2,450,000 of the stock options are exercisable immediately for a period of three years at $0.10 per share. 200,000 of these Options were granted to investor relations consultants of the Company, vesting one third on a quarterly basis. The foregoing grant of Options is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and where applicable the availability of statutory exemptions under Canadian and US securities laws.

About Frontline Gold Corporation

Frontline 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 Menderes gold project in the Izmir province of Western Turkey and the Niaouleni gold project in southern Mali in the heart of West Africa's prolific gold belt. Ongoing Canadian exploration includes the Poly (gold VMS) and the Stewart (gold-copper porphyry) projects.

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

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, President & CEO

FRONTLINE GOLD CORP.