Rio Grande Mining Corp. (Rio Grande) is a Canada-based company. Rio Grande is a junior mineral exploration company engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring and evaluating natural resource properties. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 (fiscal 2010), the Company focused on conducting an exploration program on the Sedex Claims, which is located in the Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia. During fiscal 2010, the Company had an option to earn a 60% interest in the Sedex Claims. Its Kechika Properties consists of 33 mineral claims, comprising approximately 21,848 hectares. On July 7, 2010, a total of 1,199 line kilometers of data were acquired on its Kechika Properties, which included Kwad South, New Quad, West Quad and Akie-Sika North claims.