April 15 (Reuters) - BCI Ventures Inc:
* BCI VENTURES INC. ACQUIRES SHARES OF MARATHON GOLD CORPORATION
* BCI VENTURES INC SAYS IT ACQUIRES SHARES OF MARATHON GOLD CORPORATION
* BCI VENTURES INC SAYS FOLLOWING PURCHASES, BCI OWNS 20,717,590 COMMON SHARES, BEING 12.9% OF OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES OF MARATHON