Heron Resources Appoints Mr Mark Sawyer as Non-Executive Director

Sydney, Australia (FSCwire) - Heron Resources Ltd. (ASX:HRR TSX:HER, “Heron” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr Mark Sawyer to the Board as an Independent Non-executive Director.

As noted in the release of 24 July 2015, the nomination of Mr Sawyer to the Board was contemplated under the agreement with Greenstone Resource L.P. (“Greenstone”). The Greenstone stage 1 investment of $6.8M was completed on 14 August 2015 and the Heron Board has resolved to appoint Mr Sawyer to the Board of Directors.

Mr Sawyer co-founded Greenstone Resources in 2013 after a 16 year career in the mining sector.  Prior to establishing Greenstone, Mr Sawyer was GM and Co-Head Group Business Development at Xstrata plc where he was responsible for originating, evaluating and negotiating new business development opportunities for Xstrata.  Prior to Xstrata Mr Sawyer held senior roles at Cutfield Freeman & Co (a boutique corporate advisory firm in the mining industry) and at Rio Tinto Plc  Mr Sawyer is a solicitor and a resident of the United Kingdom.

Heron Resources Chairman, Mr Stephen Dennis, welcomed the appointment:

“We are very pleased to welcome Mark to the Board and Greenstone to the share register. Mark’s strong corporate finance skills and extensive expertise in developing new resource opportunities will be particularly valuable in assisting Heron through the exciting transition from explorer to producer. I would like to personally welcome Mark to the Board and I look forward to the application of his knowledge base as the Woodlawn Project is positioned for development.”

About Heron Resources Limited:

Heron is engaged in the exploration and development of base and precious metal deposits in Australia.  Heron’s primary development project is the high grade Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project located 250km southwest of Sydney, New South Wales.

For further information, please visit www.heronresources.com.au or contact:

Australia:

Mr Wayne Taylor,

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer:

Tel: +61 8 6500 9200

Email: heron@heronresources.com.au

Mr Jon Snowball

FTI Consulting

Tel: +61 2 8298 6100 or +61 477 946 068

Email: jon.snowball@fticonsulting.com

Canada:

Tel: +1 905 727 8688 (Toronto)

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