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 -------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-31159 81-0304651 -------- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 5439 South Prince Street Littleton, Colorado 80120 ------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (303) 798-7363 -------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 301 Central Avenue, #384 Hilton Head, South Carolina 29926 --------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed from last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)) 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 ---------------------------------------- Name: Thomas A. Loucks Title: President and Chief Executive Officer