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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 16, 2010) -



THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.


Goldstone Resources Inc. (TSX:GRC)(PINK SHEETS:GRSZF) today announced that it has completed its previously announced private placement of 5,652,174 common shares on a flow-through basis, at a price of $1.15 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $6,500,000.10.


The private placement was underwritten by Primary Capital Inc., and Goldstone paid a commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds raised under the offering, except on purchases by insiders where the commission was reduced to 3%.


Proceeds of the offering will be used by Goldstone for Canadian Exploration Expenses (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) in relation to Goldstone's exploration program to be conducted primarily on its Key Lake property near Geraldton, Ontario as well as on its Brookbank, Leitch-Sand River, and Northern Empire properties in the Beardmore Camp.


The flow-through shares issued pursuant to the offering will be subject to a four-month hold period from the date of closing the offering. Completion of the offering is subject to final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange.


The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.



About Goldstone



Formed by a late 2009 merger of Ontex Resources and Roxmark Mines, Goldstone Resources is a gold exploration and development company operating in the historically significant Geraldton- Beardmore camp of Northwestern Ontario and focused on gold exploration and deposit delineation at its Key Lake, Brookbank, Northern Empire and Leitch-Sand River gold properties, and as a partner in the Hardrock Project joint venture with Premier Gold Mines Limited. The camp is host to several past producers in a district that has historical production of more than 4.1 million ounces of gold from high grade ore before being shut down primarily as a result of a $35 gold price-and to Goldstone's fully permitted, expandable 200-TPD Northern Empire mill.


Further information is available on the Company's website at http://www.sedar.com/">www.sedar.com.