12-Month Contract Provides for the Purchase of Up to $7.14 Million in Coal from Horizon Mine SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Resources, Inc. (OTC:AWSR) (BULLETIN BOARD: AWSR) , a domestic coal producer with mining operations in Central Utah, today announced that the Company has signed a Coal Supply Agreement with a major, multinational producer of high calcium and dolomitic lime providing for the delivery of bituminous coal mined from America West's Horizon Coal Mine for use in operating its production facilities. The 12-month contract, which takes effect on January 1, 2009, provides for the customer to purchase up to $7.14 million in coal from America West at a flat negotiated price per ton that can be adjusted, if necessary, to provide for variances in actual heat content of coal tonnage delivered in any given month. "When coupled with the other supply contracts we've signed over the past several months, this new agreement increases our contracted revenue potential for coal mined from Horizon to nearly $40 million over the coming year. With our subsidiary, Hidden Splendor, emerging from Chapter 11 later this week, all of our attention is now concentrated on optimizing production from Horizon and working to establish America West as one of the nation's most prolific producers of clean coal," stated Dan Baker, CEO of America West. About America West Resources, Inc. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, America West Resources, Inc. is an established domestic coal producer focused on the mining of clean and compliant (low-sulfur) coal and its sale primarily to U.S. utility companies for use in generating electricity. Since 2003, the Company has extracted over 1.3 million tons of coal from its owned and operated Horizon Coal Mine based in Central Utah. For more information, please visit http://www.americacoal.com/ . Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Please refer to the Company's Form 10-KSB and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for additional information regarding risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed from time to time in such SEC reports. Copies of these filings are available through the SEC's electronic data gathering analysis and retrieval system (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov/. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: ELITE FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Dodi B. Handy, President & CEO For Media Inquiries: Tiffany Korkis or John Morrison, Managing Directors of Elite Media Group 407-585-1080 or via email at DATASOURCE: America West Resources, Inc. CONTACT: Tiffany Korkis or John Morrison, Managing Directors of Elite Media Group, +1-407-585-1080, , both for America West Resources, Inc. Web site: http://www.americacoal.com/

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