SouthGobi Resources announces rescheduling of its First Quarter

May 12, 2014

SouthGobi Resources announces rescheduling of its First Quarter 2014 financial results from before TSX market open to after TSX market close on May 12, 2014 and change in date for its conference call from May 12 to May 13, 2014

Changed date and time of the conference call for various regions will be as follows:

• Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. EST / 4:00 a.m. PST
• Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time

Conference call details:

The conference call may be accessed through the following dial-in details:

North America toll-free: 416-340-8527 / 800-766-6630 Hong Kong toll-free: 001-800-2787-2090 UK toll-free: 00-800-2787-2090 Australia toll-free: 0011-800-2787-2090 International: International access code +800-2787-2090

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.

About SouthGobi

SouthGobi is listed on the Toronto and Hong Kong stock exchanges, in which Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (“Turquoise Hill”), also publicly listed in Toronto and New York, has a 56% shareholding. Turquoise Hill took management control of SouthGobi in September 2012 and made changes to the board and senior management. Rio Tinto has a majority shareholding in Turquoise Hill.

SouthGobi is focused on exploration and development of its metallurgical and thermal coal deposits in Mongolia’s South Gobi Region. It has a 100% shareholding in SouthGobi Sands LLC, Mongolian registered company that holds the mining and exploration licences in Mongolia and operates the flagship Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine. Ovoot Tolgoi produces and sells coal to customers in China.

Contacts:

Investors Relations

Galina Rogova Office: +852-2839-9208 Email: [email protected]

Media Relations

Altanbagana Bayarsaikhan Office: +976 70070710 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.southgobi.com