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 31, 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.)

                            5439 South Prince Street
                            Littleton, Colorado 80120
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (303) 798-7363
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                            301 Central Avenue, #384
                        Hilton Head, South Carolina 29926
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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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 2005

                                  TREND MINING COMPANY


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