Valencia Announces Financing

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 16, 2012) - Valencia Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VVI) ("Valencia" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a private placement of up to 10,000,000 common shares (the "Shares") at a price of $0.05 per Share for gross proceeds of up to $500,000 (the "Offering"). The Shares issued pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four month hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws. Closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or before May 7, 2012 and is subject to receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals, including approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company does not expect to pay finder's fees in connection with the Offering, in accordance with the policy of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company expects to use the proceeds for working capital purposes.

Appointment of Chairman

Valencia also announces that Paul Roberts has been appointed as the independent Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Roberts is a geological and civil engineer who spent the first decade of his career in resource definition and development for an international mining consulting firm. Thereafter, he headed the mining research team at Merrill Lynch Canada, working in corporate finance and institutional sales. He subsequently moved to Vice President, Corporate Development for a company engaged in mine development and operations. He has successfully run four publicly traded junior mining companies and has served on several boards for various companies. At present, he is also President of Minvest Inc., a consulting organization providing technical and financial expertise to mining corporations, the investment community and governments.

About Valencia

Valencia is a Canadian resource company with common shares that trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol VVI.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain information set forth in this press release contains "forward-looking information" under applicable securities laws. Except for statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking information, including statements with respect to the completion of the Offering on the terms as specified; receipt of regulatory approval for the Offering, the proposed use of proceeds from the Offering, management's assessment of Valencia future plans and operations, which statements are based on Valencia's current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs, which may prove to be incorrect. Some of the forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "expects" "anticipates", "believes", "projects", "plans", and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Such forward-looking information necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Valencia's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: liabilities inherent in mine development and production; geological, mining and processing technical problems; Valencia's inability to obtain required mine licenses, mine permits and regulatory approvals required in connection with mining and mineral processing operations; title matters; foreign operations issues; local community issues; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel; incorrect assessments of the value of acquisitions; changes in commodity prices and exchange rates; currency and interest rate fluctuations; various events which could disrupt operations and/or the transportation of mineral products, including labour stoppages and severe weather conditions; the demand for and availability of rail, port and other transportation services; and management's ability to anticipate and manage the foregoing factors and risks. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Valencia undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.