SouthGobi Resources to announce fourth quarter and

March 21, 2017

SouthGobi Resources to announce fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results on March 31, 2017

HONG KONG – SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX: SGQ, HK: 1878) (the “Company”) announces that the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company will meet on Friday, March 31, 2017 to consider and approve the fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results of the Company and its subsidiaries. These financial results will be released on March 31, 2017.

About SouthGobi

SouthGobi, listed on the Toronto and Hong Kong stock exchanges, owns and operates its flagship Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia. It also holds the mining and exploration licences of its other metallurgical and thermal coal deposits in South Gobi Region of Mongolia. SouthGobi produces and sells coal to customers in China.

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Investor Relations

Kino Fu Office: +852 2156 7030 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.southgobi.com