April 3 (Reuters) - Viva Gold Corp VAU.V :
* VIVA GOLD ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT
* VIVA GOLD CORP - PRIVATE PLACEMENT GROSS PROCEEDS OF UP TO CDN $1.9 MILLION
* VIVA GOLD CORP - INTENTION TO COMPLETE A NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO 5 MILLION UNITS AT A PRICE OF CDN $0.37 PER UNIT