Nighthawk Gold Corp. reported additional assay results from six holes drilled by Royal Oak Mines Inc. in 1997 within the Colomac sill on Nighthawk's 100%-owned Colomac Gold Property in the Northwest Territories. The present results and the previously reported results further validate the historic assay results and confirm the high-grade nature of Zone 3.5 and its continuity to depth.

To date 13 historic holes have been reported from a total of 20 historic holes being assayed. Results from the 7 remaining historic holes that were drilled north of this area will be released as they are finalized. Hole 97-04 intersected 9.15 metres of 3.38 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, including 3.66 metres of 5.58 g/t gold; Hole 97-07 intersected 31.09 metres of 2.27 g/t gold, including 8.83 metres of 3.73 g/t gold, and 0.60 metres of 32.84 g/t gold; Hole 97-08 intersected 45.72 metres of 1.84 g/t gold including 0.91 metres of 23.07 g/t gold, 12.19 metres of 3.24 g/t gold and 4.27 metres of 8.44 g/t gold; Hole 97-11 intersected 23.47 metres of 2.12 g/t gold including 10.67 metres of 3.86 g/t gold and 4.57 metres of 8.60 g/t gold, and 0.92 metres of 27.91 g/t gold.