Riverside Appoints Ron Burk as Vice President of Exploration

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 6, 2016) - Riverside Resources Inc. ("Riverside" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RRI)(PINKSHEETS:RVSDF)(FRANKFURT:R99), is pleased to announce that Ron Burk has joined Riverside's management team as the Company's Vice President of Exploration.

Ron has 30 years of work experience in the minerals industry, primarily focused on generating and evaluating exploration properties. Ron most recently worked at Centerra Gold Inc. as VP of Exploration. Prior to this, he held the positions of VP, Exploration and Chief Geologist at Silver Standard Resources Inc. where he contributed to discoveries that resulted in the definition of a world-class silver resource at the Pitarrilla project in Durango, Mexico and major gold resources forming the Snowfield and Brucejack deposits in northern British Columbia, Canada.

Riverside's President and CEO, John-Mark Staude, stated: "Ron's extensive experience and keen passion for making new discoveries fits well with Riverside's growth objectives. We welcome Ron to the team and look forward to growing and advancing the Company's property portfolio in the months ahead."

About Riverside Resources Inc.:

Riverside is a well-funded exploration team of focused, proactive gold discoverers. The Company currently has approximately $3,500,000 in the treasury and approximately 37,300,000 shares outstanding. The Company's model of growth through partnerships and exploration uses the prospect generation business approach to own resources, while partners share in de-risking projects on route to discovery and development. For more information please visit the Company's website at www.rivres.com.

ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.

Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO

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