VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/12/13 — Lateral Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: LTG) ("Lateral" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has received TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") approval to acquire an option to purchase up to 100% of the Oakley Gold Property (see news release dated January 11, 2013). Lateral anticipates making the initial $35,000 payment and issuing the initial 200,000 common shares of Lateral within the next few days as