Riverside Resources Commences Exploration Program at the Cecilia GOLD Project IN Sonora, Mexico
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RIVERSIDE RESOURCES COMMENCES EXPLORATION PROGRAM AT THE
CECILIA GOLD PROJECT IN SONORA, MEXICO
May 9, 2017 – Vancouver, BC: Riverside Resources Inc. (“Riverside” or the “Company”)
(TSX-V: RRI), is pleased to announce that the Company has commenced a self-funded
exploration program at the Cecilia Gold Project (the “Project”) located in northeastern Sonora,
Mexico. Riverside’s exploration team is targeting epithermal gold-silver mineralization within a
felsic volcanic flow -dome setting. Multiple targets exist at different elevation levels within the
complex, with historic results indicating the presence of near surface gold mineralization.
Riverside’s first phase exploration program at the Cecilia Project will consist of extensive rock-
chip sampling to confirm the existence of zones of gold -bearing hydrothermal breccias and
quartz veinlet stockworks that had been previously identified by historic exploration work (view
Project History on the Company’s website ). Additional prospecting work will be completed at
the same time as the ‘confirmation’ rock sampling with the objective being to increase the extent
of the known zones of gold mineralization and to discover new zones.
Riverside’s President and CEO, John -Mark Staude, stated : “During March -April, our
Hermosillo-based team completed a number of tasks to initiate the 2017 Cecilia work program.
This included obtaining access a greements from owners of surface lands that cover the Project
area and setting up a temporary field camp close to the property. We now have our team in the
field sampling and mapping toward defining high-quality drill targets. Riverside is committed to
turning over prospects quickly and advancing the Company’s portfolio with a clear focus on
discovery and value creation. We look forward to a steady flow of news and results from work
programs in the weeks and months ahead.”
Priority gold target s that are being refined by Riverside’s rock sampling program are the North
Breccia Zone and the Central Zone (see Figure 1 below), both located on the north -eastern slope
of Cerro Magallanes , the prominent topographic feature formed by the volcanic flow -dome
complex at the centre of the Project area. Historical sampling of the North Breccia target showed
this zone of brecciated rhyolite as containing mineralization grading 2.19 g/t gold (Au) across
25 metres . A drill -hole that tested this zone yielded an intercept that averaged 1.41 g/t Au
across 30.0 metres, starting 4.0 metres down the hole. At the Central Zone, a linear array of gold
showings were previously sampled down the eastern slope of the peak. Historical sampling
results from the inferred easterly striking , sub -vertical structure include 33 metres averaging
1.18 g/t Au and 16 metres of 1.29 g/t Au and 40.8 g/t silver.
Figure 1: Cecilia Project Map with Highlighted Gold Target Areas
Gold assays and multi -element geochemical data obtained by this first -phase surface sampling
program will be compared to, and integrated with rock geochemical data that has been compiled
from the project databases completed by companies that previously explored the Cecilia mineral
system. Once the current rock sampling progr am has been completed and the analytical data
integrated into the Company’s project -wide database, the focus of work will be the construction
of a 3D model of the litho -structural setting of the flow-dome complex as well as the controls on
the epithermal m ineral system that is interpreted to be genetically linked to the volcanic
complex. This will lead to the definition of specific, high-potential drill targets.
For more information on the Project, please visit the Cecilia Project page on the Company’s
website: www.rivres.com.
Disclosure Note: The above-described exploration work programs and the analytical results that
were reported by previous operators on the Cecilia property are considered to be historical. The
reliability of the historical data is uncertain but is considered to be relevant by Company
management. It is the Company’s intention to verify, wherever reasonably possible, the most
significant historical data; however, there is a risk that the Company’s confirmation work or
future drill testing may produce results that substantially differ from the historical results.
Qualified Person & QA/QC:
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release pertaining to the Cecilia Project
was reviewed a nd approved by Locke Goldsmith , P.Geo, P. Eng, a non -independent qualified
person to Riverside Resources, who is responsible for ensuring that the geologic information
provided in this news release is accurate and who acts as a “qualified person” under National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Riverside Resources Inc.:
Riverside is a well -funded exploration team of focused, proactive gold discoverers. T he
Company cu rrently has more than $6 ,000,000 in the treasury and less than 45,0 00,000 shares
outstanding. The Company’s model of growth th rough partnerships and exploration use s the
prospect generation business approach to own resources, while partners share in de -risking
projects on route to discovery. Riverside has additional properties available for option with more
information available on the Company’s website at www.rivres.com.
ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.
“John-Mark Staude”
Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO
For additional information contact:
John-Mark Staude
President & CEO
Riverside Resources Inc.
Phone: (778) 327-6671
Fax: (778) 327-6675
Web: www.rivres.com
Joness Lang
VP, Corporate Development
Riverside Resources Inc.
Phone: (778) 327-6671
TF: (877) RIV-RES1
Web: www.rivres.com
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results of financing and exploration activities, the interpretation of exploration results and other geological data, or
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