VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/25/09 -- Riverside Resources Inc. ("Riverside" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: RRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Daniels, P.Geo as Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Daniels is an accomplished Professional Geologist with over twenty four years of international mining and exploration experience. He has held senior level positions in both open pit and underground mines, supervising large-scale exploration and development programs with various respected mining companies including WMC, Anglo American, Minorco and Kilborn SNC-Lavalin as well as successfully operated an independent consulting service for the past 8 years.

"Andrew is an exceptional geologist who will be an important part of Riverside's growth as it continues to add value to the Sugarloaf Peak Gold and Latin American Portfolio of Projects. His experience in the exploration and development for both open pit and underground mines provides the Riverside team with a unique insight into how to best develop the Company's projects. He is a strong addition to the Management Team and we welcome him," remarked John-Mark Staude, President & CEO of Riverside Resources.

Mr. Daniel's career has taken him to the farthest reaches of the world where he has been exposed to a wealth of deposit types and mining operations. His extensive international experience has taken him to Latin America, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Cuba, Australia, and S.E. Asia with industry leading mining houses and junior mining companies. He has extensive base metals and gold experience in a variety of deposit types and geological terrains; in particular nickel sulphides, nickel laterites, sediment hosted and mesothermal lode gold and carbonate hosted lead - zinc. He is one of the world's leading nickel laterite geologists. Mr. Daniels is also a Qualified Person (QP) under NI43-101 for resource estimation in numerous deposit types.

About Riverside Resources:

Riverside is well financed, with over $3,200,000 in the treasury and 21,855,080 shares outstanding. The Company operates under a joint-venture, shared-risk business model that capitalizes on the Company's technical knowledge, proprietary mineral database focused on Mexico, and vast experience in the field. Riverside has optioned three of its properties in Mexico and is exploring the Mesa Central region of Mexico subject to the Kinross Exploration Alliance. Riverside is predominantly active in Mexico and Arizona, where it recently completed a 1000m-drill program on the Sugarloaf Peak Gold Project. Drill assay results are expected in December 2009. Additional property information and diagrams that have been completed by Riverside's in-house exploration team can be found on the Riverside Resources Inc. website at www.rivres.com.

ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.

Dr. John-Mark Staude, President & CEO

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