Riverside Resources Announces $1.45 Million Private Placement With Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/19/10 -- Riverside Resources Inc. ('Riverside' or the 'Company') (TSX VENTURE: RRI)(PINK SHEETS: RVSDF)(FRANKFURT: R99) announces that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement financing with Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc. ('Cliffs'), subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. Riverside will issue 2,416,667 common shares at a price of $0.60 per share, for total proceeds of $1,450,000. All securities issued in the private placement will be subject to a 4 month hold period from the closing of the private placement. No warrants or finders fees are attached to this private placement.
The proceeds from the placement will be used for exploration activities in Mexico and the United States and for general working capital requirements.
About Riverside Resources:
Riverside is a well funded prospect generation exploration team of focused, proactive gold discoverers with the breadth of knowledge to dig much deeper. The company has a high potential portfolio, three joint ventures, and two exploration alliances. Riverside's experienced exploration team leverages its in-house technical knowledge to make discoveries. Additional property information for the Company's projects can be found on the Riverside Resources Inc. website at www.rivres.com.
About Cliffs Explorations:
Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF), an international mining and natural resources company.
ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.
Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO
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Contacts:
Riverside Resources Inc.
John-Mark Staude
President & CEO
(778) 327-6671
(778) 327-6675 (FAX)
info@rivres.com
www.rivres.com
Riverside Resources Inc.
Kaley Reid
Corporate Communications
(778) 327-6671
(778) 327-6675 (FAX)
info@rivres.com
www.rivres.com