VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 24, 2012) -Redhawk Resources, Inc. ("Redhawk" or the "Company") (TSX:RDK)(OTCQX:RHWKF)(FRANKFURT:QF7) -

Additional drilling encounters thick mineralized zones including 2224 ft 0.60% Cu, 0.015% Mo; 1153 ft 0.46% Cu; 2310 ft 0.33% Cu, 0.010% Mo
Significant high grade zones including 220.5 ft 1.59% Cu, 0.047% Mo; 202 ft 1.16% Cu, 0.020% Mo
Infill drilling confirming grade and continuity of porphyry zones
Assay results pending on a further six drill holes
Three core drills continue working on 2011 drill program

Redhawk Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce the results of six additional drill holes of the 2011 resource expansion and definition program. (See attached map for drill hole locations.)

2011 Resource Expansion and Upgrade Drill Program

The 2011 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 in preparation for a Pre-Feasibility Study scheduled to begin early in 2012.

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

RAE-08-032 drilled vertical to total depth 3937 feet (1200m)
RAE-11-055 drilled due west at -86 degrees to total depth 4186 feet (1276m)
RAE-11-060 drilled S60E at -86 degrees to total depth 4027 feet (1227m)
RAE-11-063 drilled N45E at -83 degrees to a total depth of 3947 feet (1203m)
RAE-11-066 drilled N27E at -87 degrees to a total depth of 3949 feet (1204m), and
RMK-11-072 drilled due west at -85 degrees to total depth 4009 feet (1222m)

Significant intervals are shown below. All of the holes are infill/resource upgrade holes in the AE and Keel resource areas. Hole RMK-11-072 is also an oriented core geotech hole.

Assay results are in progress on several additional completed holes. In addition, three core drill holes are in progress and several more drill holes remain to be completed under the 2011 plan. Results will be reported when assays are finalized.

RAE-11-066
Start ft	end ft	thickness ft	Cu%	Mo%	Ag ppm
655	680	25	0.25	0.001	8.19
746	761	15	1.14	0.004	29.38
853	870	17	0.48	0.003	1.98
1210	3434	2224	0.60	0.015	1.58
Including
1340	1360	20	0.67	0.005	3.24
1444	1460	16	2.03	0.012	11.99
1606	1826.5	220.5	1.59	0.047	4.76
1910	1986	76	0.62	0.010	1.06
1994	2006	12	0.63	0.006	1.0
2068	2100	32	0.85	0.006	1.17
2152	2354	202	1.16	0.020	1.34
2880	2990	110	1.07	0.009	4.58
3152	3200	48	0.62	0.059	1.99
3261	3344	83	0.62	0.096	2.68

3448	3949	501	0.36	0.016	1.45
Including
3464	3483	19	0.38	0.128	1.03
3543	3590	47	0.53	0.048	2.94
3627	3653	26	0.53	0.030	2.05
3666	3693	27	0.46	0.012	1.66
3900	3949td	49	0.48	0.003	1.91

RAE-11-055
Start ft	end ft	thickness ft	Cu%	Mo%	Ag ppm
1716	1846	130	0.24	0.001	0.65
1876	4186	2310	0.33	0.010	0.86
Including
2428	2489	61	0.36	0.003	0.48
2489	2576	87	0.62	0.002	0.95
2670	2710	40	0.70	0.017	1.46
2740	3085	345	0.53	0.024	1.06
3130	3179	49	0.47	0.061	0.84
3260	3825	565	0.25	0.006	1.04
4150	4186td	36	0.43	0.022	2.21

RAE-11-060
Start ft	end ft	thickness ft	Cu%	Mo%	Ag ppm
50	70	20	0.34	0.002	0.48
520	540	20	0.54	0.002	1.36
608	640	32	1.64	0.002	3.55
900	1051	151	0.30	nil	0.80
Including
910	927	17	0.56	0.001	1.30
1113	1137	24	0.35	nil	0.78
1161	1407	246	0.64	nil	0.98
Including
1181.5	1257	75.5	1.09	nil	1.41

2367	2397	30	0.37	0.004	1.04
2417	2437	20	0.35	0.003	0.74
2460	2593	133	0.55	0.007	1.09
Including
2460	2562	102	0.60	0.008	1.17

2633	2877	244	0.44	0.005	0.92
Including
2737	2772	35	0.53	0.003	0.79

3017	3155	138	0.36	0.013	1.23
Including
3142	3155	13	1.32	0.054	8.24

3235	3265	30	0.39	0.003	1.86
3733	3765	32	0.99	0.007	0.75

RAE-11-063
Start ft	end ft	thickness ft	Cu%	Mo%	Ag ppm
612	662	50	0.79	0.001	1.83
Including
612	637	25	1.28	0.002	2.91

2282	2305	23	0.78	0.002	2.27
2335	2345	10	0.88	0.002	2.56
2449	2459	10	0.62	0.001	1.02
2492	2505	13	0.54	nil	0.60
2564	3717	1153	0.46	0.004	0.92
Including
2687	2757	70	0.29	0.002	0.93
2757	2915	158	0.62	0.002	1.71
2915	2945	30	0.33	0.002	0.65
2945	2963	18	0.75	0.001	1.51
2963	2985	22	0.40	0.002	0.76
2985	3011	26	0.80	0.001	1.25
3011	3053	42	0.47	0.002	0.87
3053	3147	94	0.71	0.011	1.16
3177	3237	60	0.69	0.006	1.06
3237	3317	80	0.38	0.001	0.92
3317	3470	153	0.67	0.008	1.15

RMK-11-072
Start ft	end ft	thickness ft	Cu%	Mo%	Ag ppm
1568	1580.5	12.5	0.35	0.013	1.36
2398	4007td	1609	0.28	0.008	1.19
Including
2628	2718	90	0.59	0.005	2.90
2718	2797	79	0.31	0.006	1.90
2797	2828	31	0.45	0.033	2.27
2898	3068	170	0.32	0.004	1.31
Includes
2986	3006	20	0.52	0.007	2.95

3338	3358	20	0.31	0.040	1.5

RAE-08-032
Start ft	end ft	thickness ft	Cu%	Mo%	Ag ppm
760	800	40	0.35	nil	na
2737	2757	20	0.37	0.002	1.10
2893	2915	22	0.40	nil	1.18
3037	3339	302	0.25	0.002	1.04
Including
3037	3087	50	0.34	nil	1.02
3147	3187	40	0.35	nil	1.02
3247	3267	20	0.40	nil	1.12
3285	3339	54	0.29	0.008	2.43

3534	3937td	403	0.30	0.006	0.77
Including
3605	3704	99	0.62	0.010	1.47

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)

Redhawk believes the results from the infill and expansion drill holes reported above and in previous releases are demonstrating the continuity of mineralization between the Keel and AE and between the wider spaced historical drill holes. The thick continuous intercepts of significant mineralization are very encouraging and support Redhawk's concept of a large porphyry copper district at Copper Creek.

R. Joe Sandberg, Redhawk President and CEO, stated: "The 2011 resource upgrade and expansion drilling continues to produce very encouraging results. The drilling will lead to a new resource update in early 2012. Additional permitting, hydrology, metallurgical and conceptual mine planning efforts are continuing in preparation for commencing the Pre-Feasibility Study in early 2012. We believe the outcome of these efforts will continue to move Copper Creek closer to a production decision."

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.

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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 twenty-eight 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.

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Redhawk Resources Announces Additional Results of 2011 Resource Expansion and Upgrade Drilling at Copper Creek Project

Redhawk Resources Announces Additional Results of 2011 Resource Expansion and Upgrade Drilling at Copper Creek Project