Red Crescent Resources Limited ("RCR") (TSX:RCB)(FRANKFURT:7RC), a mineral
exploration and development company focused on base metals in Turkey, today
announced a summary of its plans for processing of zinc oxide and sulphide
mineralised materials mined at the Hakkari Zinc Project.


RCR reports that following from the results of the 2011 field exploration work
on its properties and a regional review of remnant mineralised materials dumped
from historical mining activities, at least four distinct streams of are
available for processing. These Zinc mineralised materials will be categorised
as follows:




A.  Materials newly mined with an assayed Zinc grade of +24% Zn (Direct
    Shippable Ore ("DSO")); 
B.  Materials newly mined with an assayed Zinc grade of +12% Zn and less
    than 24% Zn (Dense Media Separation ("DMS") concentrator feed); 
C.  Materials historically mined and rejected as non-DSO with Zinc grade of
    +5% Zn to less than 20% Zn; and 
D.  DMS tailings from RCR semi-mobile gravity concentrator plant(s)



RCR has over the last 18 months conducted a significant number of metallurgical
tests both in-house and independently on its mineralised materials using both
mechanical & hydrometallurgical methods and processes to get a preliminary view
on the their amenability and ability for economic extraction. RCR has also
consulted many experienced extractive metallurgists and metallurgical design
experts on scalability of likely process routes, such that it now has a clear
picture of the way forward for full process feasibility studies to be executed.


While such feasibility and design engineering studies are being executed, RCR
reports it will be selling all Group A. +24% ROM material as DSO. It is expected
that typical Group A. DSO materials will be independently sample certificated at
+24% to 27% Zn and at $1900/tonne LME market price are expected to generate
approximately US$167/dmt (Dry Metric Tonne) CIW (Cash in warehouse) Mersin port.


All the medium grade Group B materials from all sources and potentially some
Group C materials at +12% Zn will pass through the pre-concentration process in
the Gravity Concentrator(s) and this is expected to generate saleable
concentrate of up to 38% Zn with mass yield from the feed of 32% to 38% directly
saleable and a 62% to 68% in Group D materials of circa +5% to 8% Zinc mainly
embedded within the Iron and other Hydroxides. The saleable concentrates at
$1900/tonne LME Zn market price are expected to generate approximately
US$290/dmt (Dry Metric Tonne) CIW (Cash in warehouse) Mersin port.


Most of the zinc is present in carbonate form and most iron in oxide form
(goethite), and leaching of zinc from its concentrate has been shown to be rapid
with weak leachants and limited co-leaching of iron. RCR concentrates can also
be calcined to yield high grade zinc oxide and lead oxide products and this
potential will be investigated more fully in the feasibility studies as another
potential intermediary product route.


Further, RCR is planning for the load, haul and dump of the Group D materials
onto a leach pad or 'dam' blended and/or layered with Group C materials dumped
informally over the last 10 years which RCR intends to re-load and leach the
metal content. The leach pad design and engineering concept under review is to
construct 'dams' that will use the aggressive steep and closed topography
innovatively and advantageously as no adequate flat areas for traditional leach
pads exist adjacent to the mine sites and with economically logistical access.


RCR believes that with application for primary leaching of Alexander Mining
Plc's AmmLeach(R) technology for the oxides, noting that it selectively and
positively rejects Fe content, a potential problem for economic optimisation in
the Group B and Group C materials; and secondary leaching with HyperLeach(R)
technology for the sulphides in multi-stage leaching of the same 'dam' material
to extract maximum metals into the pregnant solution will deliver optimal
recoveries in an environmentally neutral design maximising project lifetime
economics.


Further, dependant on the precious metal recovery profile from feasibility study
testwork planned in 2012 and the associated economic value vs. environmental
impact consideration may then be given to the completion of a tertiary leach
phase of the same 'dam' to extract the precious and/or other metals.


"We continue to make good progress on our Hakkari project," said Mr. Alan M.
Clegg, Executive Chairman, President & CEO of Red Crescent Resources. "We are
near a final business design that will allow us to produce three saleable Zinc
products, namely a direct shippable ore, concentrates for smelting or leaching
by customers and a base metal pregnant solution for direct solvent extraction -
electrowinning (SX-EW) refining." Mr. Clegg added, "Longer term, we have
completed the architecture for a major base metals refining plant to be
established in Turkey within the next 6 to 8 years and in any event before 2020
and has a clear stated intent to be the major supplier to that facility of
concentrates and/or zinc and copper rich base metal pregnant solutions for home
market refining and production of LME grade base metals into the economy."


Mike Plaskitt, Independent Metallurgical Process Consultant; Dr. Can Ozer,
Senior Process Engineer AME Consulting; Garry Johnston, Technical Director
MetaLeach Ltd; Alan M. Clegg Pr.Eng FSAIMM, a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101, have reviewed and verified the technical information
contained in this release.


Forward-looking statements

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements". All statements
that are not historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding
plans for processing of zinc oxide and sulphide mineralised materials mined at
the Hakkari Zinc Project, expected prices of metals and minerals, expected
application and results of leaching technology, and other statements regarding
future estimates, plans, objectives and performance are forward-looking
statements. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will
prove to be accurate. Such statements are based on certain assumptions,
including, among others, pricing assumptions regarding mineral commodities and
there being no significant disruptions affecting operations on our properties or
other material adverse changes. Such statements involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future events to differ
materially from those anticipated by such statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include, among others, the actual prices of metals and minerals,
the actual results of current exploration and mining activities, changes in
project parameters as plans are evaluated, as well as those assumptions, risks
and other factors identified and reported in our public filings with Canadian
securities regulators (including our annual information form), which can be
accessed at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking information contained in this
press release is made as of the date hereof. Other than as specifically required
by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.


About Red Crescent Resources 

Red Crescent Resources (TSX:RCB)(FRANKFURT:7RC) is a Turkey-based junior mining
company targeting historically inaccessible areas where generally no modern
application of exploration techniques, mineralogical and metallurgical
assessment or technology has been applied, with potentially significant base
metal deposits under development. 


RCR's strategic and operational focus is fundamentally under-written by virtue
of its situational geography, i.e. within Turkey as one of the fastest growing
industrial economies. The sustainability of this growth is dependent upon
Turkey's ability to fund the growing balance of payment deficit caused by its
continued and accelerating growth in consumption of the main industrial base
metal & other mineral commodities; four of the top six are Copper, Zinc, Lead,
and Ferro-metals. RCR is the leader in the drive for Turkey to be as far as
possible self sufficient by virtue of its ability to produce the key industrial
base metal commodities required by 2023. For more information, please visit:
www.redcrescentresources.com.