Highvista Gold Inc. Commences Drilling at Canasta Dorada Gold Project

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Highvista Gold Inc. ("Highvista" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HVV), is pleased
to announce that drilling has commenced at its Canasta Dorada Gold Project,
located within the Sonoran Gold Belt, in Sonora State, Mexico. This initial
phase will include up to thirty reverse circulation drill holes totaling 3,000
meters. Drilling will initially focus on three priority targets; Las Quintas, La
Republicana, and the Big Pit. 


The three target areas were generated from field exploration work conducted over
the previous twelve months, and included mapping and sampling of over 30
historic mines, property-wide ASTER satellite image analysis, property-wide
airborne magnetic survey interpretation, compilation and analysis of historic
soil sampling data, and the collection and analysis of over 3,200 rock chip
samples. 


This initial drill program is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth
quarter of 2011, with results released early in the first quarter of 2012. 


Highvista owns 100% of a Mexican subsidiary that controls the 24,215 hectare
Canasta Dorada Gold Project. This project is located in the Sonoran Gold Belt
immediately adjacent to AuRico Gold's El Chanate Mine. "We are very pleased to
have started our drill program so shortly after obtaining our listing on the TSX
Venture Exchange" notes Rick Adams, President and CEO of Highvista Gold Inc.,
"and this speaks directly to the experience and effort of our exploration team
in Mexico". 


Details of Highvista's Canasta Dorada Project can be viewed at the Company's
website at www.highvistagold.com.


Richard Adams, P. Eng., is the Qualified Person responsible for technical
content of this release.


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including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the Company's proposed
drill program. Any statements that are contained in this press release that are
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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
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