Hana Mining Announces High-Grade Copper-Silver Mineralization From Zone 5 Infill Drilling Program

Hana Mining Ltd. ("Hana" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HMG)(FRANKFURT:4LH) is
pleased to announce drilling results from the completion of six infill diamond
drill holes at Zone 5 at its Ghanzi sediment hosted Copper-Silver Project in
Botswana.


Infill and down dip drilling was carried out at Zone 5 (between sections 124450
to 125050; Figures 1 and 2) to convert a substantial amount of the NI 43-101
compliant resources within this zone into the Indicated category from the
Inferred category and to extend current Inferred resources down dip.


These results are from new holes and are in addition to those used in the most
recent NI 43-101 compliant Inferred mineral resource calculation (see Table 1 at
the end of this press release for the results from all six drill holes). The
mineralization remains open at depth and along strike.


Highlights of recent drilling results: 



--  The latest results continue to confirm the continuity of high-grade
    copper-silver mineralization at Zone 5.
--  Core lengths intercepts of 
    --  13.46% CuEq(1) (12.20% Cu and 86.4 g/t Ag) over 0.3 metres within a
        wider mineralized interval of 1.79% CuEq(1) (1.60% Cu and 13.0 g/t
        Ag) over 12.1 metres in hole HA-545-D, 
    --  12.82% CuEq(1) (11.30% Cu and 104.0 g/t Ag) over 0.3 metres within a
        wider mineralized interval of 1.23% CuEq(1) (1.11% Cu and 8.0 g/t
        Ag) over 27.6 metres in hole HA-547-D, 
    --  1.62% CuEq(1) (1.46% Cu and 11.0 g/t Ag) over 11.2 metres in hole
        HA-543-D,
    --  1.50% CuEq(1) (1.35% Cu and 10.0 g/t Ag) over 10.1 metres in hole
        HA-542-D.



(1) Copper equivalent calculated using US$3.00/lb Cu, US$30/oz Ag and is not
adjusted for metallurgical recoveries. The formula used is as follows: CuEq =
Cu% + (Ag g/t x 0.01458).


Discussion of Results:

The infill drilling program at Zone 5 confirms that copper-silver mineralization
is high-grade and is also shows continuous widths at depth (Figure 3). This
drilling will add to the current down dip inferred resource and allow for the
conversion of mineral resources from the Inferred category into the Indicated
category.


To view Figures 1 - 3 included with this news release, please click the
following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/HANA_Fig1to3.pdf


Hana Mining's CEO and Chairman, Marek Kreczmer, commented as follows:

"This first set of drilling results from Zone 5 clearly demonstrates that this
Zone hosts high- grade copper-silver mineralization over significant widths. Not
only is the mineralization consistent along strike, but it also shows
consistency in widths and grades at depth. Of all the Zones at the Ghanzi
Project, I believe that Zone 5 has the best potential to host a underground
mining operation. I look forward to seeing more high-grade drilling results from
Zone 5."


Qualified Person and Quality Assurance/Quality Control

The drilling program and results are reviewed and approved by Marek Kreczmer,
Chief Executive Officer for Hana. He is the qualified person as defined in NI
43-101 and has reviewed the technical information in this press release.


Drill core is logged and photographed. Mineralized intervals are split in half
by sawing and sampled at site. The remainder of the core is kept as a permanent
record. Samples are placed into labelled bags, closed and packed into sealed
bags that are shipped to Scientific Services Laboratory in Cape Town, South
Africa. Hana has implemented an industry-standard QA/QC program that includes
the blind insertion of certified standards, duplicates and blanks into the
sample stream.


About Hana Mining's Ghanzi Copper-Silver Project in Botswana:

The Ghanzi Project is located in the center of the Kalahari Copper Belt in
northwestern Botswana. The Ghanzi property covers 2,149 square kilometres, and
contains sediment- hosted copper-silver deposits with a demonstrated cumulative
tested strike length of 70 kilometres. This favorable geology extends over an
estimated strike length of 600 kilometres.


On May 14, 2012 Hana Mining released results of its most recent NI 43-101
compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the Ghanzi Project. The
PEA details a 10,000 tonne per day open-pit mining and milling operation at the
Banana Zone and Zone 5 at an initial capital expenditure of US$285.5 million.
This operation is expected to produce approximately 66.4 million pounds of
copper and 878,000 ounces of silver annually over a minimum 13-year mine life.


The project will benefit from proposed rail and power infrastructure expansions,
along with proximity to local population centers and workforce. A feasibility
study was carried out (funded by the World Bank and the governments of Botswana
and Namibia) to support completion of a rail line link that would connect
Botswana with the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, on the Atlantic coast. The
closest existing railhead to port is at Gobabis, in Namibia, approximately 550
km from our property. Construction is well advanced on the 600MW expansion of
the government-owned Moropule Power Plant, having secured US$825 million project
funding in May 2009. The Ghanzi Copper-Silver Project is currently accessed by
the paved Trans-Kalahari highway, which passes within 40 km of the property.


The Ghanzi property is one of Africa's premier future copper-silver resources.



Table 1: Drill Results from Zone 5, Sections 124450 to 125050 - Interval    
 indicates down hole interval                                               
                                                                            
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                                                      Est.                  
                 Mineral-                             True
                     ized      From     To Interval  Width Cu Eq    Cu    Ag
Hole #    Section    Zone       (m)    (m)      (m)    (m)   (%)   (%) (g/t)
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Zone 5 Diamond Drilling                                                     
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HA-541-D  N124450  Zone 5    234.35 247.00    12.65  11.81  1.48  1.33  10.0
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HA-542-D  N124650  Zone 5    211.70 222.50    10.80  10.10  1.50  1.35  10.0
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HA-543-D  N124450  Zone 5    188.00 200.00    12.00  11.20  1.62  1.46  11.0
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HA-544-D  N124650  Zone 5    116.58 130.21    13.63  12.72  1.34  1.21   9.0
                             145.80 152.00     6.20   5.79  0.23  0.20   2.0
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HA-545-D  N124450  Zone 5    138.00 151.00    13.00  12.13  1.79  1.60  13.0
 includes                    143.23 151.00     7.77   6.40  2.55  2.28  18.0
 includes                    144.22 144.55     0.33   0.27 13.46 12.20  86.4
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HA-547-D  N125050  Zone 5    204.00 237.00    33.00  27.58  1.23  1.11   8.0
 includes                    206.50 218.27    11.77   9.84  2.84  2.56  19.0
 includes                    215.00 215.30     0.30   0.25 12.82 11.30 104.0
 includes                    226.95 228.94     1.99   1.66  1.42  1.24  12.0
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including statements relating to the Company's future plans and objectives or
expected results, may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
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and uncertainties inherent in resource exploration and development. As a result,
actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking
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