THIS PRESS RELEASE, REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAWS, IS NOT FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.


AURVISTA GOLD CORP. ("Aurvista" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AVA) is pleased
to announce that it has commenced its winter drilling program at its
wholly-owned Douay Project ("the Project"), located near Matagami Quebec in the
northern Abitibi region. This phase will include a minimum 8,000 metres of
diamond drilling. Drill holes planned for this phase will focus on extending the
known gold resources in the bulk tonnage Porphyry Zone to the west, to the east
and to depth (up to depths of 450 m).


"Our objective in the near term is to significantly expand the current 1.8
million ounce gold resource at the Project" stated Rick Adams, Aurvista's
Chairman, President and CEO. "We believe that the Porphyry Zone represents an
outstanding opportunity for us to achieve this objective, as this large zone is
currently open to the west, east and at depth."


This drill program is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter
of 2012, with results released as they are received by the Company.


Jean Lafleur, P. Geo., VP Exploration, is the Qualified Person responsible for
technical content of this release.


About Aurvista

Aurvista Gold Corporation is a junior gold exploration and development company.
Aurvista's principal asset is the 100% owned Douay Property, consisting of 218
contiguous claims totaling approximately 11,440 hectares located on the Casa
Berardi Fault containing a NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resources of 42.6 million
tonnes at 1.29 g/t gold (1,800,000 oz) in the Inferred category and 905,000
tonnes at 1.7 g/t gold (49,000 oz) in the Measured and Indicated categories, at
a cut-off of 0.7 g/t gold. In addition to these Resources, Douay West hosts
Measured and Indicated Resources of 313,000 tonnes at 7.75 g/t gold (77,992 oz)
and Inferred Resources of 267,000 tonnes at 8.53 g/t gold (73,187 oz), at a
cut-off of 4.0 g/t gold.


Details of Aurvista's Douay Project can be viewed at the Company's website at
www.aurvistagold.com. 


READER ADVISORY 

Statements in this press release may contain forward-looking information
including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the Company's proposed
drill programs. In addition, information concerning the interpretation of drill
results may also be considered forward-looking statements as such information
constitutes a prediction of what mineralization might be found to be present if
and when a project is actually developed. Any statements that are contained in
this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to
be forward looking statements. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in
the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect,
including but not limited to, the ability of the Corporation to raise sufficient
capital to pay the exploration and development costs on the properties, the
availability of skilled labour, availability of equipment, and future capital
and operating costs. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ
materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of
the Company. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
any forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the risks of
capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, delays in
obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other
project approvals, inflation, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations,
the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, health,
safety and environmental risks, delays in the development of projects,
uncertainties relating to the interpretation of the geology, unanticipated
operational or technical difficulties and other factors. The reader is cautioned
not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Such
information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of
preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially
from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this press
release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.


The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of
the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any
obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as expressly required by securities law.
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