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Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting

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Sandst<strong>on</strong>e Explorati<strong>on</strong> Potential<br />

In December 2012, SXG entered into an agreement to acquire the Sandst<strong>on</strong>e Project assets from Troy<br />

Resources Limited. The c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> for these assets comprised:<br />

• $5 milli<strong>on</strong> cash ($2.7 milli<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> which goes towards the replacement <strong>of</strong> existing envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />

b<strong>on</strong>ds);<br />

• A 2% net smelter royalty <strong>on</strong> all n<strong>on</strong>-nickel producti<strong>on</strong> from the Sandst<strong>on</strong>e tenements; and<br />

• 43.665 milli<strong>on</strong> unlisted opti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>with</strong> an exercise price <strong>of</strong> $0.10 and a term <strong>of</strong> 5 years.<br />

The cash comp<strong>on</strong>ent <strong>of</strong> the Sandst<strong>on</strong>e acquisiti<strong>on</strong> was financed through a $7 milli<strong>on</strong> finance facility from<br />

RMB Australia Holdings Limited.<br />

The Sandst<strong>on</strong>e project tenements are located near the town <strong>of</strong> Sandst<strong>on</strong>e, approximately 730 kms north<br />

east <strong>of</strong> Perth.<br />

Included in the Sandst<strong>on</strong>e Project assets are a 600,000 t<strong>on</strong>nes per annum gold processing plant and a 100<br />

pers<strong>on</strong> camp <strong>with</strong>in a 985km 2 explorati<strong>on</strong> portfolio. SXG relocated the Sandst<strong>on</strong>e plant to the Marda Gold<br />

Project. Through the acquisiti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the processing plant, SXG’s capital expenditure requirement in<br />

relati<strong>on</strong> to the Marda Project has reduced.<br />

The increased resources acquired from Sandst<strong>on</strong>e result in SXG’s total measured resource <strong>of</strong> 204,000<br />

ounces, indicated <strong>of</strong> 301,000 ounces and inferred <strong>of</strong> 762,000 increasing total resources to 1.27 milli<strong>on</strong><br />

ounces <strong>with</strong> the total tenement holdings increasing to 3,900km 2 .<br />

Marda Explorati<strong>on</strong> Potential<br />

A review <strong>of</strong> explorati<strong>on</strong> in 2011 and 2012 indentified high priority targets al<strong>on</strong>g the Evanst<strong>on</strong> Shear Z<strong>on</strong>e<br />

and Andromeda Trend.<br />

Explorati<strong>on</strong> in the March 2013 quarter resulted in two new explorati<strong>on</strong> projects being identified, the<br />

Thresher Prospect and the White Pointer Prospect. Thresher is located approximately 60km north <strong>of</strong> the<br />

proposed gold treatment facility at Marda whilst White Pointer is located 40km north-west <strong>of</strong> the proposed<br />

facility.<br />

Red Boomerang is a gold explorati<strong>on</strong> target located approximately 500m north-west <strong>of</strong> previously drilled<br />

sites which had encouraging results.<br />

The Lancelot prospect lies north <strong>of</strong> the Gwendolyn tenement which is currently being drilled by Vector<br />

Resources. Drilling results reported by Vector in May 2012 included a high grade intercept <strong>of</strong> 1m @<br />

1,165g/t from 26m which lies <strong>with</strong>in an overall intercept <strong>of</strong> 5m @ 253.3g/t from 24m. Additi<strong>on</strong>al drilling is<br />

planned for this site throughout 2013.<br />

Copper Bore<br />

The Copper Bore project is located approximately 400km north-east <strong>of</strong> Perth at the northern end <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Marda regi<strong>on</strong>. SXG holds tenement interests for base metals across an area <strong>of</strong> approximately 2,900km 2 and<br />

in 2012 it announced the discovery <strong>of</strong> a VMS base metal system at Copper Bore. A follow up drilling<br />

campaign has been planned for 2013 however the Company’s primary focus is the development <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Marda Gold Project.<br />

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