Aurvista Gold Corporation announce that it has commenced its winter drilling program at its Douay 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. 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.