VENTANA CORRECTS 63x MASTER FUND ANNOUNCEMENT

Vancouver, B.C., July 20, 2009 �Ventana Gold Corp. (TSX: VEN) (Ventana or� the Company) has not sold any common shares of the Company to 63X Master Fund, (63X) of Unlgand House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, from treasury, as announced by 63X this morning, or otherwise and has had no communications with 63X to date. The current number of issued and outstanding shares of Ventana is 86,600,131.

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 property 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.

Forward-looking Statements
The statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include those described from time to time in Ventana�s latest quarterly report and management discussion and analysis. Ventana assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For additional information please visit http://www.ventanagold.com/or contact:

Meghan Brown, Investor Relations Manager
tel (604) 638 2002
email mbrown@ventanagold.com