Private Placement Increased

HIGHLAND RESOURCES INC.

January 18, 2011 Trading Symbol: HI

NEWS RELEASE Private Placement Increased

Vancouver, B.C. ... Further to its press release of January 13, 2011, Highland Resources Inc. (the “Company”) announces it has increased its non-brokered private placement to 7,200,000 Units (from 4,000,000 Units previously announced) for gross proceeds of up to $2,016,000. The price of the Units remains unchanged at $0.28 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one common share of Highland and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant, each whole warrant exercisable for a period of two years from the date of issue to purchase one common share of Highland at a price of $0.40 per share.

An amended filing will be submitted to the TSX Venture Exchange to reflect the increased size of the financing.

The private placement is subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance and required regulatory approvals. All of the securities issued pursuant to this offering will have a hold period expiring four months after the closing date.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Signed “Roger Blair”

Roger Blair, President

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Telephone: 1-604-602-4935 Facsimile: 1-604-602-4936 Contact: Roger Blair

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

750 - 580 Hornby Street, Box 113, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3B6 Telephone: (604) 602-4935 Fax: (604) 602-4936