News Releases 2012December 27, 2012Hana Mining Ltd. Shareholders Approve Plan of ArrangementVancouver, Canada -- December 27, 2012 -- Hana Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Hana") (TSX-V: HMG) announces thata special meeting (the "Meeting") held today, its shareholders approved the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") involving the Company, Cupric Canyon Capital LP ("Cupric") and Cuprous Capital Ltd. ("Cuprous"), whereby Cupric has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Hana (the "Shares") not owned by Cupric for C$0.82 per Share in cash.

The special resolution approving the Arrangement was approved by more than two-thirds of the votes cast by Hana shareholders present in person or represented by proxythe Meeting as well as two-thirds of the votes cast by Hana shareholders and optionholders present in person or represented by proxythe Meeting, voting as a single class. A resolution approving the Arrangement was also passed by a majority of the minority shareholders of the Company. The hearing for the final order to approve the Arrangement is currently scheduled to take place on or about January 7, 2013. The closing of the Arrangement remains subject to the granting of the final order by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the satisfaction or waiver of all other conditions of the Arrangement and the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V"). The completion of the Arrangement is expected to occur in January 2013,which time the Shares will be de-listed from both the TSX-V and the Botswana Stock Exchange.

Further information regarding the Meeting and the proposed Arrangement are contained in the Company's November 16, 2012 information circular that has been filed under the corporate profile of Hana on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)www.sedar.com.

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