Solvista Commences Trading on the U.S. OTCQX

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 4, 2012) - Solvista Gold Corporation ("Solvista" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SVV)(OTCQX:SVVZF) is pleased to announce the shares of the Company will begin trading today on the OTCQX International. The OTCQX is the highest tier of the U.S. OTC Markets. It provides the world's largest electronic inter-dealer quotation system, trading technology and financial information provider for over-the-counter (OTC) securities in the United States.

The Company is pleased to increase accessibility, superior information and transparent trading through regulated U.S. broker-dealers. "As we advance our 10,000 metre drill programme this year at both our Colombian projects, Guadalupe and Caramanta, we look forward to facilitating accessibility to U.S. investors," states Miller O'Prey, President and CEO, "and as such we have chosen to join OTCQX."

Berns & Berns, Counsellors at Law will serve as Solvista Gold's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements. U.S. investors will be able to find the Company's current financial disclosure, news releases, and real-time level 2 quotes on www.OTCQX.com and www.otcmarkets.com.

Furthermore, the Company's information will be made available via Mergent International, an information distribution service and recognized securities manual that qualifies the Company's shares for secondary trading in up to 36 states under the Blue Sky Laws.

About Solvista

Solvista is a gold exploration company with two projects, Caramanta and Guadalupe. These projects cover approximately 60,000 hectares in the Antioquia province of Colombia, a region rich in historic gold mining tradition and where several new gold discoveries have recently been made. Solvista is well funded and will complete a 10,000 metre drill programme during 2012. Solvista's head office is located in Toronto with its Colombian headquarters located in Medellín. For further details on Solvista, its management team and its projects, please refer to Solvista's website (www.solvistagold.com). Solvista's Canadian regulatory filings can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: This news release contains forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, Solvista's objectives, goals or future plans, statements regarding the estimation of mineral resources, exploration results, potential mineralization, exploration and mine development plans, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in Solvista's public documents filed on SEDAR. Although Solvista believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Solvista disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.