SouthGobi Resources to announce First Quarter 2012

May 3, 2012

SouthGobi Resources to announce First Quarter 2012 financial results on May 14, 2012

Conference call to discuss results

HONG KONG – SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX: SGQ, HK: 1878) will release its first quarter 2012 financial results before TSX market open on Monday, May 14, 2012.

The company will host a conference call and audio webcast to discuss first quarter 2012 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, May 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. EST / 4:00 p.m. PST
• Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 7:00 a.m. Hong Kong Time

Conference call details:

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

North America toll-free: 416-340-8530 / 877-240-9772 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 archived playback will be available on the company website, www.southgobi.com until May 14, 2013.

Information contacts, SouthGobi Resources

Dave Bartel, Vice President External Affairs and Investor Relations (Hong Kong) +852 2156 7023 Steven Feldman, Investor Relations Manager (Vancouver) +1 604 331 9813

Website: www.southgobi.com