Crosshair Begins Class III Cultural Survey at Juniper Ridge Wyoming

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 30, 2012) - Crosshair Energy Corporation (TSX:CXX)(NYSE MKT:CXZ)(NYSE Amex:CXZ) ("Crosshair" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commissioned a Class III Cultural Survey on the Juniper Ridge Uranium Project, located in south-central Wyoming. This study is one of the prerequisites to obtaining a Source Materials License from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in order to mine uranium.

The field work for the study is being conducted by the Archeological Laboratory at Augustana College (ALAC) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which is a contractor, independent of Crosshair. ALAC has a long history of detailed archeological investigations for the private and public sector in the Northern Great Plains and Intermountain West. ALAC performed similar field work for the Dewey Burdock property in South Dakota, a uranium project that recently received a draft uranium recovery license from the NRC.

Archeologists and technicians from ALAC have begun surveying the Juniper Ridge property to evaluate the number, size, and significance of any historic sites which may be present. The goals of this survey are to identify any historic sites, evaluate the condition of these sites, and gather information necessary to determine if any sites require preservation or mitigation. All but one of the known sites are located on the edges of the property and should pose no issues with the continued development of the project. The final survey documents from ALAC will form the basis of subsequent permit decisions by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the NRC under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

"This property-wide Class III Cultural Survey is a significant milestone on the path to a Source Materials License and is the first in a number of studies we are working to initiate in order to satisfy the uranium mining permitting and licensing requirements of the State of Wyoming, the NRC and the BLM," said Tom Bell, Crosshair Energy's VP and Chief Geologist.

About ALAC

The Archeology Laboratory at Augustana College is a self-sustaining teaching and research entity with offices and laboratory facilities based on the campus of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. For more than 30 years, the Archeology Laboratory has been involved in archeological, paleoenvironmental, ethnohistorical, architectural and historical/oral historical studies and museum consulting in the Great Plains Region and its peripheries. The Laboratory undertakes research and contract work and collaborates closely with scientists from around the world.

About Crosshair

Crosshair is a prominent player in the exploration and development of uranium and vanadium projects in the US and Canada. Its Bootheel and Juniper Ridge projects have established resources and are located in uranium mining friendly Wyoming. Bootheel has the potential to be mined using in-situ recovery methods while Juniper Ridge appears to be suitable for an open-pit heap leach operation. The CMB Uranium/Vanadium Project is located in Labrador, Canada and has four currently defined resources - C Zone, Area 1, Armstrong and Two Time Zone. The Crosshair team is composed of knowledgeable and experienced professionals with global experience in exploration, mining and corporate finance that are committed to operating in an environmentally responsible manner.

Mark Ludwig, P.E., President and CEO of Crosshair and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.

Additional information about the Juniper Ridge Project can be found in the technical report filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com entitled: "Juniper Ridge Uranium Project, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA, 43-101 Mineral Resource Technical Report" dated February 21, 2012. For more information on Crosshair and its properties, please visit the website at www.crosshairenergy.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE CROSSHAIR BOARD

Mark J. Morabito, Executive Chairman

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