Vancouver, British Columbia — January 12, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Riverside Resources Inc. has announced its 2026 corporate outlook and work programs, highlighting key milestones achieved in 2025. The company (TSXV: RRI, OTCQB: RVSDF, FSE: 5YY0) is building on a year that included the successful spin-out of Blue Jay Gold Corp., advancement of partner-funded work in Mexico, and a strategic investment of C$3.7 million.
The investment included Rick Rule and Sprott Wealth Management. Riverside enters 2026 positioned to advance its key assets in the project generator and royalty portfolios. Riverside maintains a solid balance sheet with strong cash, no debt and approximately 93 million shares outstanding following the December 2025 private placement.
The recently completed non-brokered financing with strategic shareholders, including Rick Rule, Sprott Wealth Management, and Metallum, provides additional capital to advance key exploration, royalty, and transactional initiatives in 2026 while preserving the Company’s disciplined approach to share structure and capital allocation.
With a portfolio of projects in Canada and Mexico, a growing royalty platform anchored by Tajitos and Sugarloaf Peak (Arizona Metals Corp), and third-party funding from partners such as Questcorp Mining, Riverside will continue to focus on transactions and exploration programs that can create meaningful leverage for shareholders.
Riverside also holds a portfolio of equity securities in partner and former partner companies which is separate from and in addition to the Company’s cash position.
“2025 was a pivotal year for Riverside as we delivered on several of the major objectives we laid out at the start of the year,” said John-Mark Staude, President and CEO of Riverside. “We completed the spin-out of Blue Jay Gold to our shareholders, marking the second time we have executed a successful spinout, the first being Capitan Silver, which also delivered a strong 2025 for its shareholders.
Riverside secured an option agreement with Questcorp that funds exploration and first-phase drilling at the Union Project, and we strengthened our balance sheet through the completed strategic year-end financing. These actions place us in a strong position for 2026.”
In 2026, Riverside intends to maintain its emphasis on focused capital management, advance key projects with its own capital and with third-party partner funding, and grow its royalty and equity portfolio exposure to potential discoveries and future value generation transactions.
The company’s goal remains to execute disciplined transactions, grow and advance royalty interests, and pursue an exploration plan that fits Riverside’s model, while focusing on the best opportunities and working to deliver meaningful results over time.
For an overview of Riverside’s 2025 progress and what the company is focused on heading into 2026, a short update video from President and CEO, John-Mark Staude is available.
2026 Strategic Goals and Potential Milestones:
Canadian Assets:
Riverside will advance its British Columbia Gold and REE Portfolio. The company will continue systematic work at Red Jacket, Revel and Deer Park and related rare earth element and gold targets. The objective is to move the British Columbia projects to more advanced exploration stages, including potential drill permitting, geophysics or partner exploration.
The company plans to assess additional BC and other Canadian opportunities using Riverside’s database and technical team to secure attractive entry terms with the potential for future royalties and spinouts. In Q1, the Company intends to use a portion of the capital raised in December with strategic investors to add key tenures and continue to grow Riverside’s Canadian business.
Mexico Exploration and Partnerships:
Riverside will complete assaying Union’s Phase 1 drilling program and plan the follow-up work to advance Union as the district-scale carbonate replacement region. The Company will continue exploring for gold and porphyry copper targets with Questcorp funding exploration under the option agreement.
The Cecilia Project will be advanced following positive Q4 2024 drilling and 2025 follow-up targeting, interpretations program by integrating geophysics, structural modelling, and district-scale targeting to position the project for additional drilling and actively marketing it for an option or partnership. The company will continue to progress and/or transact on the project portfolio through options, joint ventures, or asset sales, with the objective of providing shareholder return.
Royalty and Strategic Portfolio Growth:
Riverside’s royalty portfolio is anchored by its 2% NSR on the Tajitos Gold Project operated by Fresnillo and the Sugarloaf Peak gold project operated by Arizona Metals. Riverside will structure new deals in Canada, Mexico and potentially in US jurisdictions where Riverside can retain NSRs and/or equity while transferring a portion of the capital burden to partners.
Corporate Development & Capital Markets:
Riverside will allocate the December 2025 financing proceeds into focused work programs and corporate development, prioritizing opportunities with clear value catalysts in an effort to deliver shareholders further potential returns. The company plans an active market presence by continuing regular outreach through conferences and targeted meetings, including key 2026 sector events, to broaden Riverside’s shareholder base and support liquidity.
2025 Recap and Highlights:
Riverside completed the spin-out of Blue Jay Gold Corp. under a court-approved plan of arrangement, distributing one Blue Jay share and one new Riverside share for every five Riverside shares held on the May 22, 2025 effective date. Riverside advanced its BC portfolio with ongoing work at Red Jacket, Deer Park, Revel, and related projects, confirming strong analogues to the historic Yellowhead mining camp for Red Jacket and the Rossland mining camp at Deer Park as well as outlining a 12-kilometre-long carbonatite-style rare earth system at Revel that remains undrilled.
Riverside reported positive results from the Q4 2024 drill program at Cecilia. Riverside executed a definitive option agreement with Questcorp Mining (QQQ.CSE) on the 2,520-hectare Union Project in Sonora. Riverside’s royalty portfolio remained an important part of the value proposition, including the 2% NSR on the Tajitos Gold Project operated by Fresnillo and the 2% NSR on Arizona Metals’ Sugarloaf Peak gold project in Arizona.
On December 1, 2025, Riverside closed a C$3.7 million non-brokered private placement with long-term strategic investors which included Rick Rule, Sprott Wealth Management and Metallum. Following the financing, Riverside has 93 million shares outstanding and no debt.
Contact:
John-Mark Staude
President, CEO
info@rivres.com
Phone: (778) 327-6671
Eric Negraeff
Investor Relations
Eric@rivres.com
Phone: (778) 327-6671
Source: Riverside Resources Inc.
