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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 25, 2011) - Gold Hawk Resources Inc. ("Gold Hawk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:GHK) announces the appointment of Mr. Mark Forsyth and Mr. Gregory Radke to the Company's Board of Directors, effective today.


Mr. Forsyth has spent 25 years working in commodity trading houses. He started his career in London in 1986 working for Marc Rich and also Pechiney World Trade. For the past nine years, he has been based in Zug, Switzerland where he was Head Trader at Marc Rich & Co Investment AG for seven years. He recently worked with the Trafigura Group where he was senior trader in Luzern, Switzerland and at the end of last year he formed his own consultancy company Cliveden AG.


"Mark's insight into the trading world is invaluable for optimizing marketing and operations strategies and he is a welcome additional to the team at Gold Hawk," said Mr. Paul Eagland, Gold Hawk's interim CEO.


Mr. Radke is General Counsel for Pala Investments AG, based in Zug, Switzerland. He is currently a director of Coalcorp Mining Inc. ("Coalcorp") and Churchill Mining. Gold Hawk and Coalcorp signed a Subscription Agreement dated October 25, 2010 wherein the parties agreed to Terms of the Offering that included an entitlement for Coalcorp to put forward a representative on the Company's Board. As reported on SEDI, Coalcorp holds 5,087,500 common shares (16.2%) of the Company. Coalcorp's entitlement remains in effect so long as Coalcorp holds not less than 5% of Gold Hawk's issued and outstanding common shares. Coalcorp put forward Mr. Radke's name recently to fulfill its entitlement.



About Gold Hawk Resources Inc.



Gold Hawk (TSX VENTURE:GHK) is a Vancouver, Canada-based company with a focus on uncovering overlooked deep-value projects to achieve superior shareholder returns. The Company is the sole owner and operator of Oracle Ridge Mining LLC and copper mine located 24 km northeast of Tucson, Arizona. Gold Hawk has cash on hand of approximately $17 million, minimal long-term debt and is managed by an experienced team of mining professionals with extensive operating and financial experience.