Hana Mining Appoints Project Manager for the Company's African Projects

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Hana Mining Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: HMG) announces the appointment of Jacques
van Rensburg as Project Manager for the Company's African projects.

Mr. van Rensburg has more than 16 years of experience in the mining
industry. Most recently, he was Exploration Manager, Democratic Republic
of Congo, for PANGEA Exploration Ltd. Previously, Mr. van Rensburg was
Exploration Manager and Project Manager for Anooraq Resources (TSX
VENTURE), where he oversaw the planning, coordination and implementation
of surface exploration, drilling and surface rehabilitation work for the
company. His background also includes positions at a number of other
junior and senior mining companies.

"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. van Rensburg to our team," said Peter
Wilson, President of Hana Mining. "His extensive industry experience and
knowledge of African mining and exploration will be of great assistance
as Hana Mining continues to rapidly advance all aspects of its operations
and accelerate exploration at its Ghanzi Copper-Silver project in
Botswana, Africa. With our ongoing 10,000 meter drill program continuing
to unfold, we look forward to outlining the full extent of copper-silver
mineralization at Ghanzi."

Mr. van Rensburg has been granted 100,000 stock options, each such option
entitling the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company
at an exercise price of C$0.40. The options will vest in stages over 2
years and expire on December 17, 2012.

Investors are invited to visit the Hana Mining IR Hub at
www.agoracom.com/IR/HanaMining where they can post questions and receive
answers or review existing questions and answers. Investors may also
email questions or request to be added to the investor email list at
HMG@agoracom.com.

About Hana Mining

Hana Mining is a junior exploration company seeking to acquire, explore
and develop highly prospective precious, base metal and other mineral
projects worldwide with emphasis in southern Africa. The Company has the
right to acquire a 70% controlling interest in the Ghanzi Copper-Silver
Project. The property consists of five license blocks covering 4,370
square kilometers that contain widespread sediment-hosted copper
mineralization.

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INFORMATION, INCLUDING STATEMENTS RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S FUTURE PLANS
AND OBJECTIVES OR EXPECTED RESULTS, MAY INCLUDE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS
AND ARE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INHERENT IN
RESOURCE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT. AS A RESULT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY
VARY MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

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Contacts:
Hana Mining Ltd.
Peter G. Wilson
President
(604) 676-0824
(778) 370-0146 (FAX)
Email: info@hanamining.com
Website: www.hanamining.com

Investor Relations
AGORACOM
Email: HMG@Agoracom.com
Website: www.agoracom.com/IR/HanaMining

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