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Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting

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5. Pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> Southern Cross Goldfields Limited<br />

5.1 History<br />

SXG was incorporated <strong>on</strong> 12 March 2007 and was listed <strong>on</strong> the ASX <strong>on</strong> 20 March 2008. The Company is<br />

involved in the explorati<strong>on</strong> and producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> gold projects in Western Australia. SXG also has interests in<br />

base metals and a nickel project through an agreement <strong>with</strong> Western Areas NL. The flagship project for<br />

SXG is the Marda Gold Project.<br />

During December 2012, SXG acquired the Sandst<strong>on</strong>e Gold Project assets from Troy Resources Limited.<br />

In August 2012, SXG raised $5.2 milli<strong>on</strong> following a 2 for 5 renounceable rights issue at $0.045 per share.<br />

The current Board <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>of</strong> SXG comprises:<br />

• Samantha Tough – N<strong>on</strong>-Executive Chairman<br />

• Glenn Jardine – Managing Director<br />

• Graham Brock – N<strong>on</strong>-Executive Director<br />

• John Rowe – N<strong>on</strong>-Executive Director<br />

5.2 Projects<br />

Marda Gold Project<br />

The Marda Gold Project is located 450 km north-east <strong>of</strong> Perth in Western Australia and is 100% owned by<br />

SXG. SXG has tenement holdings covering more than 2,900km 2 and JORC compliant measured resources <strong>of</strong><br />

2.8Mt, indicated resources <strong>of</strong> 2.6Mt and inferred resources <strong>of</strong> 3.1Mt for approximately 720,000oz <strong>of</strong> gold.<br />

The SXG tenements comprise:<br />

• 26 mining leases.<br />

• 91 explorati<strong>on</strong> licences.<br />

• 92 prospecting licences.<br />

• 1 general purpose leases.<br />

• 11 miscellaneous licences.<br />

• 2 retenti<strong>on</strong> leases.<br />

A feasibility study was completed <strong>on</strong> the project in 2012.<br />

Marda comprises two areas: Northern Deposits and Southern Deposits. The Northern Deposits include the<br />

Marda Central deposits, the Red Legs and Die Hardy Deposits, King Brown and Golden Orb. The Southern<br />

Deposits comprise Battler and British Hill.<br />

In August 2011, SXG entered into an opti<strong>on</strong> agreement <strong>with</strong> Barranco Resources NL (“Barranco”) to<br />

acquire the Red Legs and Die Hardy deposits. If SXG elects to exercise the opti<strong>on</strong>, it will pay $0.5 milli<strong>on</strong><br />

in cash and issue 20 milli<strong>on</strong> SXG shares to Barranco. The opti<strong>on</strong> expires in August 2013 and SXG have<br />

advised us that they intend <strong>on</strong> exercising the opti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

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