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Riverside Resources has a British Columbia exploration portfolio (rare earths plus copper/base metals and gold/polymetallic targets), a Mexico portfolio (including the Union/La Union project in Sonora with a partner, plus the Cecilia and Ariel copper projects), and a royalty portfolio (including Sugarloaf Peak in Arizona and Tajitos in Sonora). This interview covered what got done in 2025, what’s supposed to land in 2026, how the cash gets used, and what could bite them if the market stays frothy.

TL;DR

John-Mark’s headline points were that Blue Jay Gold was spun out to Riverside shareholders in 2025 and the main push now is getting Blue Jay publicly listed in 2026 (he talked about Q1 as the target), plus getting drill results out from the 2025 work at Union in early 2026. He also said Riverside is financially solid with six million dollars in the bank, no debt, 93 million shares out, and highlighted Rick Rule taking close to a 9% position.
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1. What have they done for shareholders lately?
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   John-Mark put three concrete 2025 wins on the table: completing the Blue Jay spin-out/dividend, building out the British Columbia portfolio with more BC results/news expected in Q1 2026, and getting the Union deal done and drilling completed with results expected in early 2026. He also leaned hard on the idea that Riverside’s model is to create value through spin-outs and royalties while keeping the main company relatively clean on dilution and debt.
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2. How much money do they have and what are you spending it on?
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   He described the balance sheet as six million dollars cash, no debt, and 93 million shares outstanding, and tied recent capital coming in to a strategic round that included Rick Rule. He described current spending and effort going into BC work (including the Revel rare earths program and the Red Jacket copper/base metals ground), Mexico fieldwork (mapping and target work right now, plus getting the Ariel copper package ready), and getting Cecilia ready to be pushed as a lead asset in 2026 after Fortuna didn’t continue. For Blue Jay, he framed the listing as paperwork plus the option of a listing-linked financing so it can roll straight into a bigger drill program once public.
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3. Upcoming catalysts
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   John-Mark expects Q1 2026 news/results out of British Columbia and early-2026 results/news flow from Union, with wording that sounded like updates could start within weeks. He also talked about Blue Jay’s public listing target in Q1 2026, with drilling there intentionally paused until after listing. CEO Staude added that April would be an early window to start drilling (once public). He mentioned a February Mexico site visit to decide how to move drill targets forward on Riverside-run projects, and he flagged Tajitos as having a November decision point with a clearer picture by December.
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4. Risks
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   The big risk we kept coming back to was deal discipline in a hot market. Overpaying for new projects or agreeing to terms can feel fine in an up-cycle but hurt when the cycle rolls over. He also framed it as a constant job to keep the pipeline topped up with good projects as things get spun out, and he flagged safety as a priority risk category while working in BC and Mexico. Jurisdiction risk came up in broad terms too, with BC’s First Nations landscape and Mexico’s policy headlines acknowledged as background noise you have to navigate.
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Riverside Resources CEO Interview With John-Mark Staude

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