SouthGobi Resources to Announce the Restated Financials for 2011 and 2012 on December 12, 2013

HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Dec 4, 2013) - SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878) (the "Company"). Reference is made to the announcements of the Company dated November 8, 2013, November 11, 2013 and November 14, 2013 in relation to the decision by the Company board of directors (the "Board") to restate the financial statements of the Company for 2011 and 2012 (collectively, the "Restated Financials").

The Board will meet on Thursday, December 12, 2013 to consider and approve the Restated Financials. The Restated Financials will be filed before TSX market open.

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 58% 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.