Redhawk Resources Announces Results of Final 2011-2012 Resource Expansion and Upgrade Drilling at Copper Creek Project

- Additional drilling encounters thick mineralized zones including
-- 1834 ft. (558m) 0.40% Cu, 0.014% Mo, 2.52 ppm Ag
-- 890 ft. (271m) 0.40% Cu, 0.008% Mo, 2.80 ppm Ag
-- 1427 ft. (435m) 0.30% Cu, 0.006% Mo, 2.48 ppm Ag

- Significant high grade zones including
-- 210 ft. (64m) 1.38% Cu, 0.001% Mo, 2.15 ppm Ag
-- 180 ft. (55m) 0.54% Cu, 0.004% Mo, 1.32 ppm Ag
-- 362 ft. (110m) 0.66% Cu, 0.014% Mo, 3.39 ppm Ag
-- 210 ft. (64m) 0.68% Cu, 0.007% Mo, 5.13 ppm Ag


VANCOUVER, Aug. 8, 2012 - Redhawk Resources, Inc. (TSX:RDK) (OTCQX:RHWKF) (FRANKFURT:QF7) ("Redhawk" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of seven final drill holes of the 2011-2012 resource expansion and definition program. (See attached map for drill hole locations: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/rdk88i.pdf).


2011-2012 Resource Expansion and Upgrade Drill Program

The 2011-2012 drill program is focused on increasing the connection and consequent resource expansion between the Keel and American Eagle (AE) porphyry areas and infill drilling to move a considerable portion of the AE resource and more of the Keel resource into the Measured and Indicated categories for a Pre-Feasibility Study that is currently underway.

Since the results from earlier drilling of the 2011 program (see prior news releases dated June 1, 2011, September 12, 2011, November 29, 2011, and January 24, 2012, March 15, 2012), assay results for seven additional core holes have now been received for:

1. RAE-11-061 drilled vertically to total depth 4153 feet (1266m)
2. RAE-11-064 drilled vertically to total depth 4217 feet (1285m)
3. RMK-12-068 drilled S2W at -83 degrees to total depth 4857.5 feet (1481m)
4. RMK-12-069 drilled S66Wat -83 degrees to total depth 4237 feet (1291m)
5. RMK-12-071 drilled E at -81.5 degrees to total depth 4343.5 feet (1324m)
6. RMK-12-076 drilled N33E at -78 degrees to total depth 4137 feet (1261m)
7. RMK-12-077 drilled S6E at -82 degrees to total depth 4263 feet (1299m)

Significant intervals are shown below. All of the holes are infill/resource upgrade holes or short step-out expansion holes in the AE and Keel resource areas. The drill holes listed above and shown with detailed significant intervals below were still in progress or not started before the data cutoff date for the May 10, 2012 NI43-101 compliant resources update by Independent Mining Consultants, Inc. The Company anticipates the results from these seven holes in conjunction with additional resource work currently being completed will be included in an updated resource report being issued late this year or early 2013.

RAE-11-061 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
80 	160 	60 	0.25 	0.001 	1.05
450 	660 	210 	1.38 	0.001 	2.15
660 	680 	20 	0.27 	0.001 	0.76
700 	740 	40 	0.72 	0.001 	1.42
1616 	1796 	180 	0.54 	0.004 	1.32
2547 	3815 	1268 	0.28 	0.006 	0.59
Including 					
2577 	2765 	188 	0.35 	0.001 	1.17
2795 	3195 	400 	0.42 	0.011 	0.81
Including 					
2876 	2975 	99 	0.67 	0.012 	1.27
3005 	3035 	30 	0.45 	0.019 	0.74
3110 	3195 	85 	0.57 	0.009 	1.06
3255 	3285 	30 	0.40 	0.021 	0.62
RAE-11-064 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
2513 	2531 	18 	0.44 	0.004 	1.58
2621 	2642 	21 	0.38 	nil 	1.20
2917 	2967 	50 	0.38 	0.002 	1.22
3016 	3176 	160 	0.24 	0.003 	0.54
Including 					
3016 	3036 	20 	0.52 	0.020 	1.05
3247 	3656.5 	409.5 	0.28 	0.002 	0.58
Including 					
3247 	3367 	120 	0.47 	0.003 	0.96
Including 					
3247 	3280 	33 	0.89 	0.002 	1.65
3337 	3367 	30 	0.52 	0.004 	1.03
4127 	4160 	33 	0.37 	0.004 	0.74
RMK-12-068 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
2257 	2287 	30 	0.37 	0.001 	0.53
2472 	2625 	153 	0.21 	0.002 	0.39
2685 	2725 	40 	0.29 	0.011 	1.46
2765 	4599 	1834 	0.40 	0.014 	2.52
Including 					
2898 	2946 	48 	0.49 	0.012 	2.50
3022 	3062 	40 	0.99 	0.007 	2.24
3103 	3465 	362 	0.66 	0.014 	3.39
3555 	3595 	40 	0.49 	0.026 	2.81
4175 	4239 	64 	0.87 	0.019 	8.72
4259 	4299 	40 	0.44 	0.020 	2.26
4389 	4599 	210 	0.68 	0.007 	5.13
RMK-12-069 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
1590 	1610 	20 	0.37 	0.005 	1.49
1835 	1855 	20 	0.33 	0.002 	5.45
1890 	1975 	85 	0.14 	0.026 	0.27
2125 	2300 	175 	0.25 	0.008 	0.52
2400 	2607 	207 	0.27 	0.003 	0.53
Including 					
2480 	2500 	20 	0.56 	0.005 	0.82
2532.5 	2607 	74.5 	0.34 	0.003 	0.78
2657 	3547 	890 	0.40 	0.008 	2.80
Including 					
2763 	2805 	42 	0.51 	0.021 	1.79
2860 	2910 	50 	0.44 	0.017 	1.84
2960 	3430 	470 	0.48 	0.004 	3.71
3465 	3509 	44 	0.49 	nil 	4.37
3587 	3667 	80 	0.42 	0.002 	1.30
3803 	3832 	29 	0.56 	0.002 	5.09
3922 	3972 	50 	0.21 	0.003 	2.71
RMK-12-071 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
2435 	3862 	1427 	0.30 	0.006 	2.48
Including 					
3070 	3160 	90 	0.48 	0.010 	1.98
3330 	3370 	40 	0.91 	0.034 	6.65
3632 	3652 	20 	0.73 	0.001 	3.32
3667 	3717 	50 	0.44 	0.001 	3.91
3737 	3795 	58 	0.99 	0.009 	14.78
4023 	4055 	32 	0.22 	0.001 	1.69
RMK-12-076 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
2295 	2510 	215 	0.38 	0.006 	1.93
Including 					
2295 	2340 	45 	0.46 	0.007 	1.66
2360 	2380 	20 	0.41 	0.020 	2.06
2430 	2460 	30 	0.62 	0.006 	5.21
2520 	2590 	70 	0.22 	0.003 	1.24
2720 	2770 	50 	0.22 	0.006 	0.35
2790 	3008 	218 	0.22 	0.015 	0.75
Including 					
2790 	2814 	24 	0.35 	0.094 	0.84
					
3103 	3165 	62 	0.22 	0.007 	0.60
3315 	3340 	25 	0.27 	0.002 	1.01
3487 	3560 	73 	0.23 	0.017 	0.87
RMK-12-077 					
Start ft 	end ft 	thickness ft 	Cu% 	Mo% 	Ag ppm
1276 	1316 	40 	0.28 	0.002 	1.28
1436 	1466 	30 	0.42 	0.009 	2.12
2116 	3966 	1850 	0.21 	0.005 	0.91
Including 					
2701 	2816 	115 	0.30 	0.007 	1.33
2961 	3069 	108 	0.31 	0.005 	1.57
3416 	3446 	30 	0.31 	0.005 	1.24
3496 	3586 	90 	0.28 	0.004 	1.49
3722 	3796 	74 	0.33 	0.013 	1.65

True thicknesses have not been determined.
(ft = feet, % = percentage, ppm = parts per million, na = not assayed, Cu = copper, Mo = molybdenum, Ag = silver, nil = below detection)

R. Joe Sandberg, Redhawk President and CEO, stated, "Redhawk's 2011-2012 resource upgrade and expansion drilling program produced very encouraging results. The drilling results reported above will be used along with the resource reported in the Independent Mining Consultants, Inc. June 25, 2012 NI 43-101 compliant report to evaluate potential mining options for the Copper Creek Project. The options being evaluated are open pit and larger scale underground and Redhawk and its external consultants continue their work to arrive at a decision in regard to the best mining alternative. Efforts are also continuing on geotechnical evaluations, underground and open pit mining options, metallurgical testing, hydrology and ground water, engineering, and permitting. Metallurgical results from the final "locked cycle" tests are expected in the next several weeks and will be reported when final results are known. We believe the outcome of these efforts will continue to move Copper Creek closer to a production decision. As the project advances we are continually adding to both our internal and external staff to support the development of Copper Creek. Redhawk has formed a search committee to find an additional well qualified member for the board of directors having experience in development and production stage mining projects."

R. Joe Sandberg, CPG, Redhawk President, CEO and a Qualified Person under the meaning of NI 43-101, is responsible for the technical content of this news release.

All core samples are picked up on site by Redhawk geologists or delivered by the drillers to Redhawk personnel. All samples are delivered by Redhawk personnel to ALS Laboratory Group ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 17025 in Elko, NV or Reno, NV for assay or to Jacobs Assay Office Registered Assayers in Tucson, AZ for sample preparation to pulps and shipped by Jacobs using UPS to ALS in Reno, NV. Check assay standards are submitted with each assay job, and reviewed for accuracy. Check assaying is being performed by Inspectorate and KD Engineering/Metcon.


About Redhawk

Redhawk is a Canadian-based resource exploration and development company with primary focus on the accelerated development of its advanced stage Copper Creek copper-molybdenum project in San Manuel, Arizona. The 100% owned Copper Creek property consists of approximately thirty square miles of contiguous patented and unpatented mining claims and state prospecting permits, located about 70 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona and about 15 miles east of San Manuel. The property is in the prolific southwest US porphyry copper belt at the projected intersection of a major northwest belt of porphyry copper deposits or mines (Ray, Miami/Globe, Superior/Resolution, Johnson Camp) and a major east-northeast belt of porphyry deposits (San Manuel/Kalamazoo, Silver Bell, Lakeshore, Safford, Morenci). The property is within sight of the former BHP Kalamazoo/San Manuel copper smelter and mine and within 30 miles of an existing operating copper mill and smelter. The area is a mining friendly and politically secure location with excellent and readily accessible infrastructure including power, rail, water, roads and qualified consultants.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

R. Joe Sandberg
President & CEO



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