West Hawk Development Corp.: WEIR International to Perform Reserve Study on Oklahoma-Arkansas Coal and Coalbed Methane Project

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD)(FRANKFURT:H5N) (the "Company") is
pleased to announce that WEIR International, Inc. ("WEIR") has been retained to
perform an independent reserve study for the coal and natural gas acquisition
located in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The reserve study is part of the due diligence
process for the business venture, and will be compliant with Canadian National
Instrument and U.S. Securities and Exchange standards. The reserve study is
expected to be completed in approximately 45 to 60 days.


WEIR is a premier energy and mineral engineering consulting company with
recognized worldwide experience.


Other due diligence activities on the project that are currently underway
include a legal review of land title and permits, engineering analysis on rock
mechanics, ventilation, mine design, coal handling, coal de-gasification, and
power system analysis, as well as marketing and commercial issues.


On behalf of the board of directors,

Dr. Wm. Mark Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable,
high-demand clean energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the
Figure Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being
developed under a drilling and development agreement; the Groundhog coal
property located in northwest British Columbia; the Tulita coal property in the
Northwest Territories; and the Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory coal
property.


Cautionary Note: This report contains forward looking statements, particularly
those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures, coal quality and investment
plans; being historic in nature, cannot be verified by the Company, do not
comply with modern reporting standards (NI 43-101), and therefore should not be
relied upon. Resource estimates, unless specially noted, are considered
speculative. The Company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report on the
Figure Four property. The Company has filed National Instrument 43-101 Reports
for each of the Tulita coal property in the Northwest Territories, the Nunavut
Coal property and the Groundhog Coal property. Any and all other resource or
reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By
their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because
they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the
future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration activities, industry
production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not
limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary note to U.S. investors: The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically prohibits the use of
certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are based upon actual
production or formation tests and can be shown to be economically and legally
producible under existing economic and operating conditions.