Hunt Gold Corporation confirms that is commencing further exploration work on its Mockingbird Gold Mine, in early September of 2008.

Mockingbird is a detachment fault gold deposit related to Tertiary extensional tectonics. Abundant gold mineralization has been found in the lower plate of pre-Cambrian gneiss, which is exposed in the immediate vicinity of the Mockingbird Mine and to the west. To the east of the Mockingbird Mine, the lower plate is covered by an upper plate composed of Tertiary volcanics. Past seismic work by Anaconda confirmed that the contact between the two plates in this area is essentially horizontal. Anomalous gold was also found throughout the area by Anaconda’s rock chip geochemical survey.

Exploration activities at Mockingbird during the remainder of 2008 will focus on disciplined preparation for drilling in the area of the Mockingbird Mine and the area to the east that is covered by the upper plate. The purpose is to confirm and expand the reported and proven gold resource of 10,000,000 tons at .05 to 0.1 ounces gold per ton.

Geologists will conduct soil geochemistry, induced polarization and ground magnetic surveys in the central portion of the claim block surrounding the historic Mockingbird mine workings and to the east. The results will be evaluated, together with extensive existing materials from past exploration by Anaconda and others, with a view to selection of drill sites and obtaining permits from the US Bureau of Land Management and the State of Arizona at the earliest possible date.
The Company expects to commence actual drilling at the mine by no later than January of 2009.

Stockholders will be updated on a very regular basis as to the results of this further exploration work.

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