VENTANA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL LA MASCOTA DRILL RESULTS
EL CUATRO EXTENSION DRILLING INTERCEPTS 38.1 METRES OF 10.4 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD
Vancouver, B.C., May 6, 2010 – Ventana Gold Corp. (TSX: VEN) ("Ventana” or "the Company”) is pleased to announce drill results from 10 additional holes on the La Bodega gold project in Colombia, including gold, silver and copper assays.
Seven of the new holes were infill holes in the main La Mascota zone (holes 180, 193, 199, 200, 202, 206 and 209), two were step-out holes drilled on the El Cuatro property (holes 204 and 207), and one was an exploration hole at the Las Mercedes zone (hole 191). Refer to the attached map and cross sections for details.
Of note among these results is hole 207 on the El Cuatro property, which intercepted 38.1 metres grading 10.4 grams per tonne gold, demonstrating that high-grade gold mineralization is present along strike at least 600 metres to the southwest of the known La Mascota zone.
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Meghan Brown, Investor Relations Manager
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