Redhawk Appoints Kevin Puil to the Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 9, 2015) - Redhawk Resources, Inc. ("Redhawk" or the "Company") (TSX:RDK)(FRANKFURT:QF7) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin Puil to the board of directors of the Company.

Mr. Puil is a former fund manager and analyst with over 18 years of experience managing natural resource investments. Currently he is the managing partner at RIVI Capital, a natural resource focused private equity firm. Prior to that, he held senior positions at several firms including Bolder Investment Partners (now Haywood Securities), where he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager; Gissen & Associates as Portfolio Manager and the Encompass Fund as Senior Analyst of natural resources. Kevin holds a degree in Economics from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

"We are pleased to have Kevin Puil join our board of directors," commented Stephen Barley, Executive Chairman. "Kevin has evaluated over 100 mining projects in over 40 countries and is very familiar with Redhawk and our Copper Creek project. Work is progressing well at Copper Creek and is currently fully funded by our joint venture. This provides the Company with the opportunity to evaluate and participate in other mining projects. Kevin's analytical skill set and knowledge of available projects will be of tremendous benefit as we seek out opportunities to add additional value to Redhawk."

Redhawk is a Canadian-based resource exploration and development company with a current focus on the advancement of the Copper Creek copper-molybdenum project in San Manuel, Arizona through a joint venture with Anglo American. The Copper Creek property consists of approximately twenty-nine square miles of contiguous patented and unpatented mining claims and state prospecting permits, located about 70 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona. The area is a mining friendly and politically secure location with excellent and readily accessible infrastructure including power, rail, water, roads and qualified consultants. Redhawk is concurrently implementing a strategy for growth through the opportunistic acquisition of interests in further mineral projects during this period of decreased valuations in the mining sector.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

J. Stephen Barley, Executive Chairman