Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. Arranges $2.5 Million Private Placement

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MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND -- (Marketwire - Sept. 14, 2011) - Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ("Cornerstone") (TSX VENTURE: CGP) (FRANKFURT: GWN) (BERLIN: GWN) (PINK SHEETS: CTNXF) announces that it is proposing to raise $2.5 million by way of a non-brokered private placement of 12.5 million units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit will consist of one common share and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share for a period of five years at a purchase price of $0.30. If, after the four month anniversary of closing, the volume weighted average price of Cornerstone's shares on the TSX Venture Exchange for any consecutive 20 days of trading is equal to or greater than $0.40, Cornerstone may, at its discretion within the following five trading days, provide notice of an earlier expiry date of the warrants, in which case the warrants will expire 30 trading days after giving such notice.

There will be finders' fees of 7.5% in Units and 7.5% Finder Warrants issued to eligible finders. Each Finder Warrant will entitle the finder to purchase one share for $0.30 during a period of five years and will be subject to the same acceleration provisions as the unit warrants.

This private placement is subject to regulatory approval and all shares issued and any shares issued on exercise of the warrants are subject to restrictions on transfer for a period of four months from closing the private placement. The proceeds from the private placement will be used to further advance Cornerstone's exploration programs and continued working capital requirements.


About Cornerstone

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a diversified portfolio of projects in Ecuador, Chile, and Atlantic Canada, and a strong technical team that has proven its ability to identify, acquire and advance properties of merit. The company's business model is based on generating exploration projects whose subsequent development is funded primarily through joint venture partnerships. The company is well funded and commitments from JV partners constitute significant validation of the strength of Cornerstone's projects. Further information is available on Cornerstone's website: www.cornerstoneresources.com.


Investors can access and join the following Cornerstone social media channels:

Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneresourcesinc)

Twitter (http://twitter.com/Cornerstone_cgp)

YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/CornerstoneResource)

Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cornerstoneresources)

The link to a recent Corporate presentation is:
http://www.cornerstoneresources.com/i/pdf/Presentations_0711_CRICorporate.pdf

The link to a virtual tour of drilling at the Gama prospect, Shyri concession in Ecuador is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne8XSfgLwIM


On Behalf of the Board,

Brooke Macdonald
President



Further information is available on the Cornerstone Web site at www.cornerstoneresources.com; via e-mail at communications@crigold.com; or toll free at 1-877-277-8377.



Cautionary Notices:

This news release may contain 'Forward-Looking Statements' that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of Cornerstone's plans, objectives, strategies, intentions and expectations. The words "potential," "anticipate," "forecast," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "may," "project," "plan," and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify 'Forward-Looking Statements.' Although Cornerstone believes that its expectations reflected in these 'Forward-Looking Statements' are reasonable, such statements may involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in our regulatory filings, viewed on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets, predicting natural geological phenomena and from numerous other matters of national, regional, and global scale, including those of an environmental, climatic, natural, political, economic, business, competitive, or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our Forward-Looking Statements. Although Cornerstone believes the facts and information contained in this news release to be as correct and current as possible, Cornerstone does not warrant or make any representation as to the accuracy, validity or completeness of any facts or information contained herein and these statements should not be relied upon as representing its views subsequent to the date of this news release. While Cornerstone anticipates that subsequent events may cause its views to change, it expressly disclaims any obligation to update the Forward-Looking Statements contained herein except where outcomes have varied materially from the original statements.

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 of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (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 (as defined in the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration is available.

Neither 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 release.



Contact Information

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.
Investor Relations
North America Toll-Free: 1 (877) 277-8377

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.
Martti Kangas
1 (647) 521-9261

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.
Paul Benwell / Pat Kairns
1 (514) 904-1333
communications@crigold.com
www.cornerstoneresources.com