Amarc Resources Ltd. Updates Delineation Drilling At the Newton Gold Discovery

Amarc Resources Ltd. (“Amarc” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: AHR; OTCBB: AXREF) announces assay results from a further 20 delineation drill holes completed at the Newton gold discovery, south-central British Columbia. The new results from the Newton bulk tonnage gold system bring the total number of holes with important gold intercepts to 67. Delineation drilling of the Newton gold discovery commenced in late September 2011 and has progressed rapidly, with the completion of approximately 16,000 metres in 45 diamond drill holes (holes 11044 to 12088). Total drilling of the Newton deposit is now approximately 23,300 metres in 72 holes. Results from the 20 new delineation holes within the deposit are summarized in the Table of Assay Results below. Significant new intercepts include 204 metres at 0.71 g/t gold and 3 metres at 21.10 g/t gold in holes 82 and 84, respectively. A drill plan and other information regarding the Newton Project are available on Amarc’s website: http://www.amarcresources.com/i/ahr/maps/AHR_NR_Jun2012_large.jpg. The results from three additional drill holes (12086 to 12088) are pending…