AMERICA WEST RESOURCES RETAINS THE BUICK GROUP AS STRATEGIC ADVISOR

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – (PR NEWSWIRE) – July 7, 2008 – America West Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: AWSR), a domestic coal producer with mining operations in Central Utah, is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of The Buick Group of Toronto, Ontario as strategic advisors to the Company.

Alexander Walker III, President and Chief Executive Officer of America West Resources, stated, “We are pleased to have engaged The Buick Group, a firm with strong global relationships and an excellent understanding of the coal industry.”

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 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 1.4 million tons of coal from its owned and operated Horizon Coal Mine based in Central Utah. For more information, please visit 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 www.sec.gov.

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Dodi B. Handy, President & CEO
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