Gold Hawk Grants Incentive Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/24/11 -- Gold Hawk Resources Inc. ("Gold Hawk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GHK) advises that the Board of Directors has granted stock options to directors and consultants of the Company.

Options were granted to purchase 750,000 common shares in the capital of the Company, exercisable for a period of five years at a price of $1.90 per share and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Stock Option Plan and TSX Venture Exchange approval. The non-Director share options vest one-third immediately upon the date of grant, one-third will vest 12 months from the date of grant and the final one-third of the options will vest 24 months from the date of grant. Share options granted to Directors vest immediately.

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 $21 million, minimal long-term debt and is managed by an experienced team of mining professionals with extensive operating and financial experience.

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