Toronto, Ontario -- January 17, 2012 Ring of Fire Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "ROF") (TSX-V: ROF, FRANKFURT: RG5, OTC.PK: HWKPF) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mattagami and Matachewan First Nations in relation to exploration to be conducted on its Project 81, in the Timmins area, Northern Ontario.






