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Batero Gold Releases Final Drill Results From 55,755 Metre Drill Program

Batero Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BAT) is pleased to report the final drill results from its recently completed 55,755 metre 2011 diamond drill program on the company's 100-per-cent-owned Batero-Quinchia project in Risaralda, Colombia. A total of thirty-six holes (16,628.37 metres) are being released.

Drill hole highlights in this current release include:

Dos Quebradas:

• SB-007 intersecting from surface, 137.00 metres grading 0.64 g/t gold and 0.09% copper; including 10.00 metres grading 1.40 g/t gold and 0.08% copper; including 28.00 metres grading 1.16 g/t gold and 0.15% copper.
• SB-001 intersecting from 99.95 metres below surface, 280.52 metres grading 0.61 g/t gold and 0.12% copper; including 71.40 metres grading 0.90 g/t gold and 0.14% copper; including 22.40 metres grading 0.71 g/t gold and 0.13% copper.
• SB-020 intersecting from 54.00 metres below surface, 312.00 metres grading 0.48 g/t gold and 0.07% copper; including 132.00 metres grading 0.70 g/t gold and 0.09% copper.

El Centro:

• MZ-006 intersecting from 22.00 metres below surface, 31.00 metres grading 1.14 g/t gold and 0.05% copper; and intersecting from 105.00 metres below surface, 72.00 metres grading 0.74 g/t gold and 0.07% copper.

La Cumbre:

• LC-020 intersecting from surface, 185.00 metres grading 0.55 g/t gold and 0.11% copper; including 67.00 metres grading 0.96 g/t gold and 0.15% copper.
• LC-027 intersecting from surface, 234.00 metres grading 0.50 g/t gold and 0.08% copper; including 60.00 metres grading 0.87 g/t gold and 0.11% copper.
• LC-031 intersecting from 10.00 metres below surface, 26.00 metres grading 0.56 g/t gold and 0.03% copper; and intersecting from 50.00 metres below surface, 208.00 metres grading 0.69 g/t gold and 0.09% copper. The drill hole remained in mineralization to the end of the hole.
• LC-034 intersecting from 3.00 metres below surface, 255.00 metres grading 0.40 g/t gold and 0.12% copper; and intersecting from 288.00 metres below surface, 198.00 grading 0.63 g/t gold and 0.13% copper.

About Batero Gold:

Batero Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BAT) is a Vancouver-based precious and base metals exploration and development company focused in Colombia's emerging and prolific Mid-Cauca porphyry gold and copper belt. Batero is located within the Quinchia district and has 100% ownership in the Batero-Quinchia Project, comprising a 1407 hectare tenement. The Batero-Quinchia Project includes three known gold-copper porphyry centres.

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