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

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 8, 2012) - Redhawk Resources, Inc. (TSX:RDK)(OTCQX:RHWKF)(FRANKFURT:QF7) -

• 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

Redhawk Resources, Inc. ("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

The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date of this press release and, except as required by applicable law, Redhawk does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. By its very nature, such forward-looking information requires Redhawk to make assumptions that may not materialize or that may not be accurate. This forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such information.