BAT Batero Gold Corp

Batero Gold Corp. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE:BAT)(FRANKFURT:68B) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Leonard (Len) Harris to the Board of Directors of
the Company. Mr. Harris is a Metallurgist with over six decades of experience in
the mining sector, including extensive experience building and operating mines
in South America and worldwide. He joins Batero as the Company evaluates the
most efficient leach processing operation at its Batero-Quinchia gold project in
Colombia.


"I would like to welcome Mr. Harris to the Board of Directors of Batero. We are
very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Len. In addition to his vast
technical expertise, he provides an enormous wealth of knowledge in community
and government relations in South America," stated Brandon Rook, President and
CEO of the Company. "Mr. Harris will provide valuable technical, environmental
and community input as Batero focuses on developing the most efficient and cost
effective leach processing circuit at La Cumbre gold deposit."


Mr. Harris held various senior positions at Newmont Mining over 20 years. He was
the first General Manager at Newmont's Yanacocha heap leach mine in Peru. Mr.
Harris was instrumental in advancing the exploration project through to a mining
operation at Yanacocha, which is now the largest gold mine in South America. He
later became President & General Manager Newmont Peru and Vice President &
General Manager Newmont Latin America. Prior to Newmont, Mr. Harris spent over
15 years at Cerro de Pasco Corporation's smelting, refining and ore processing
operation in Peru, his last position as Director of Metallurgy.


Mr. Harris is a member of numerous associations including a Life Member of the
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), Member of the Mining and
Metallurgy Society of America (MMSA), Member of the Society for Mining,
Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (SME), and Member and former Director of the
Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers (IIMP). He has also chaired numerous
committees including twice Chairman International Gold Symposium, Lima, Peru,
and Chairman International Congress on Environmental, Safety and Social
Responsibilities in Mining and Metallurgy, Lima, Peru. Len Harris and his wife,
Rosa Harris, are recipients of a special SME award in recognition of their
efforts to improve mining and community conditions.


Mr. Harris is a currently a Consultant and Director of a number of exploration
and development companies.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF BATERO GOLD CORP.

Brandon Rook, President & CEO

Batero Gold Corp.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: Certain of the statements and information in this
press release constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking
information" Any statements or information that express or involve discussions
with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections,
objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always,
using words or phrases such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans",
"estimates", "intends", "targets", "goals", "forecasts", "objectives",
"potential" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or
results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be
achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not
statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements or
information.


Forward-looking statements or information relate to, among other things: the
timing and scope of expected diamond drilling; resource estimate, grades on the
Batero-Quinchia project; scope of mineralization within the Batero-Quinchia
project; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals; the sufficiency
of the Company's capital to finance the Company's operations; geological
interpretations and potential mineral recovery processes.


Forward-looking statements or information are subject to a variety of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or
information, including, without limitation, risks relating to: fluctuations in
the spot and forward price of gold or certain other commodities; changes in
national and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and
political or economic developments in Canada, Colombia or other countries in
which the Company may carry on business in the future; the uncertainties
involved in interpreting geological data; business opportunities that may be
presented to, or pursued by, the Company; operating or technical difficulties in
connection with mining activities; the speculative nature of gold exploration
and development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses and
permits; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; and contests over title
to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties. In addition, there
are risks and hazards associated with the business of gold exploration,
development and mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents,
unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion
losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance, or the inability to obtain
insurance, to cover these risks).


This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's
forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or
information are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and
actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may
differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or
information due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors,
including, without limitation, those referred to in the Company's Filing
Statement dated as of June 22, 2010 under the heading "Risk Factors". Although
the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not
to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.


The Company's forward-looking statements and information are based on the
assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of
this press release, and other than as required by applicable securities laws,
the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements
and information if circumstances or management's assumptions, beliefs,
expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting
such statements or information. For the reasons set forth above, investors
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.

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