Thursday, September 23, 2010

Gold Canyon (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINK SHEETS:GDCRF) Completes $4,000,000 Private Placement

Gold Canyon (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINK SHEETS:GDCRF) Completes $4,000,000 Private Placement


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(http://www.investorideas.com/ gold and mining stocks blog )  - Sept. 23, 2010) - Gold Canyon Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINK SHEETS:GDCRF) ("Gold Canyon" or "the Company") announces that it has completed its private placement offering of 8,888,889 units (the "Units") at a subscription price of (Cdn)$0.45 per Unit for gross proceeds of (Cdn)$4,000,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant of the Company, each whole warrant exercisable at any time up to 4:30 p.m. (Vancouver time) on September 23, 2012 for one common share at a price of $0.65 per share.
In connection with the offering, the Company has paid a finder fees in cash of $139,125 (5% of the proceeds) and 371,000 (6%) non-transferable share purchase warrants exercisable at a price of $0.45 at any time up to 4:30 p.m. (Vancouver time) on September 23, 2012.
Any securities to be issued will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day, expiring on January 24, 2011 in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities laws and such other further restrictions as may apply under foreign securities laws.
The proceeds of this offering will be used for additional work on Gold Canyon's Springpole Gold Project in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario, Canada and for general corporate purposes.
About Gold Canyon Resources Inc.:
Gold Canyon is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral and precious metals properties. The Company controls a 100% interest in the Springpole Gold - Horseshoe Island Gold, Platinum, Palladium Project and Favourable Lake Poly-metallic property currently under option to Shoreham Resources Inc. pursuant to an option and joint venture agreement entered into in December 2005 - all in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario, Canada.
Through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Gold Canyon Resources USA Inc., the Company controls a 100% interest in the Cordero Gallium Project situated in Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Gold Canyon entered into a Joint Exploration Agreement with the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) in January 2009.
Additional information can be found on the Company's website: www.goldcanyon.ca
Akiko Levinson, President & Director
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities of the Company have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
Certain statements contained in this news release using the terms "may", "expects to", "project", "estimate", "plans", and other terms denoting future possibilities, are forward-looking statements in respect to various issues including upcoming events based upon current expectations which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. The future conduct of the Company's business and the feasibility of its mineral exploration properties are dependent upon a number of factors and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to conduct its operations as contemplated and the accuracy of these statements cannot be guaranteed as they are subject to a variety of risks that are beyond our ability to predict or control and which may cause actual results to differ materially from the projections or estimates contained herein. The risks include, but are not limited to, the risks described in the above press release; those risks set out in the company's disclosure documents and its annual, quarterly and current reports; the fact that exploration activities seldom result in the discovery of a commercially viable mineral resource and are also significant amounts of capital to undertake and the other risks associated with start-up mineral exploration operations with insufficient liquidity, and no historical profitability. The Company disclaims any obligation to revise any forward looking statements as a result of information received after the fact or regarding future events.


Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

For more information, please contact
Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
(604) 682-3234 or Toll Free: 1 (888) 242-3234
(604) 682-0537 (FAX)
info@goldcanyon.ca
or
Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Leo Karabelas
Investor Relations
(416) 543-3120
leo@frontlineir.com
www.goldcanyon.ca


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