SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 25, 2005


                              TREND MINING COMPANY
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                       0-31159                  81-0304651
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                            301 Central Avenue, #384
                        Hilton Head, South Carolina 29926
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (843) 842-4048
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

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ITEM 7.01       REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         On October 25, 2005,  Trend  Mining  Company  issued the press  release
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 9.01       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                (c)      Exhibits

                 99.1    Press  release of the  Registrant,  dated October 25,
                         2005.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 28, 2005
                                  TREND MINING COMPANY


                                  By: /s/ Thomas P. Loucks
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                                  Name:    Thomas P. Loucks
                                  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer