VENTANA CLARIFIES WEBSITE DISCLOSURE

Vancouver, B.C., April 16, 2010 – Ventana Gold Corp. (TSX: VEN) ("Ventana” or "the Company”) – As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, Ventana is issuing the following news release to clarify its website disclosure.

Media articles posted on Ventana's website that were originally published in the National Post on June 25 and October 4, 2009 referred to conceptual estimates and potential resources of gold at the Company's La Bodega project in Colombia. By posting these articles, which referred to estimates made by third parties, Ventana did not intend to adopt or endorse these estimates. Ventana has removed the media articles from its website and all references to potential resource quantities from Ventana's technical presentation.

Ventana has not completed a detailed mineral resource estimate within the meaning of National Policy Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101”) on any of its properties. Any third party estimates based on Ventana's published drilling information are conceptual in nature only, are not endorsed by Ventana, and should not be relied upon by investors. In addition, Ventana does not endorse results of economic analysis appearing on any third party website, and advises such information not be relied on.

The content of this news release has been approved by Jon Lehmann, L.P.G., a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.

About Ventana
Ventana is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and development company with mineral rights to 4,573 hectares of exploration property in northeastern Colombia. Ventana is currently drilling at the La Bodega project with a focus on expanding the high-grade La Mascota zone. The Company's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol VEN.

For additional information please visit http://www.ventanagold.com/ or contact:
Meghan Brown, Investor Relations Manager
tel (604) 638 2002
email mbrown@ventanagold.com