VENTANA REPORTS ADDITIONAL LA BODEGA PROJECT DRILL RESULTS

INCLUDING 21 METRES OF 11.9 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD IN LA MASCOTA ZONE AND 15 METRES OF 7.8 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD IN LA BODEGA EXTENSION

Vancouver, B.C., September 7, 2010 – Ventana Gold Corp. (TSX: VEN) ("Ventana” or the "Company”) is pleased to announce drill results from 19 additional holes at the La Bodega gold project in Colombia. Results from 15 of these holes are reported here and a complete listing of drill intercepts is available on the Company’s website at target="_blank">click here.

About Ventana

Ventana is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and development company with mineral rights to 4,590 hectares of exploration property in northeastern Colombia. The Company’s flagship La Bodega project in northeastern Columbia contains multiple high-grade zones of gold, silver and copper mineralization occurring in north-northwest dipping parallel-sheeted vein zones, breccias and mineralized faults within a broad, northeast trending regional fault zone. The La Bodega project has excellent road access and is close to existing infrastructure including power and water. The Company is conducting an aggressive exploration program and is advancing engineering studies to develop the deposit.