SouthGobi Resources to Announce Interim Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 on August 12, 2013

HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - July 31, 2013) -

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SOUTHGOBI RESOURCES LTD.

(a company continued under the laws of British Columbia, Canada with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1878)

SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878). The board of directors of SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (the "Company") will meet on Monday, August 12, 2013 to consider and approve the interim financial results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. These financial results will be released before TSX market open.

By order of the Board
SouthGobi Resources Ltd.

Ms. Kay Priestly
Chairperson

Hong Kong, July 31, 2013

As of the date of this announcement, the executive Director is Mr. Kenneth Ross Tromans, the non-executive Directors are Ms. Kay Priestly, Mr. Lindsay Dove, Mr. Sean Hinton, Mr. Brett Salt, and Mr. Kelly Sanders, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Pierre Bruno Lebel, Mr. Andre Henry Deepwell, and Mr. William Gordon Lancaster.

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July 31, 2013

SouthGobi Resources to announce interim financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 on August 12, 2013

Conference call to discuss results

HONG KONG - The board of directors of SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878) (the "Company" or "SouthGobi") will meet on Monday, August 12, 2013 to consider and approve the interim financial results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. These financial results will be released before TSX market open.

The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast to discuss second quarter 2013 financial results and provide an update on the Company's operations. Date and time of the call for various regions will be as follows:

• Monday, August 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. EST / 4:00 p.m. PST
• Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. Hong Kong Time
  

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast on SouthGobi's website at www.southgobi.com. The archived playback will also be available at the website.