Mr. Ruibin Xu reports

CHANGE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SouthGobi Resources Ltd. has appointed Chonglin Zhu as the chief financial officer of the company, replacing Alan Ho, who has been assigned to a new management position in the company. The changes become effective on Feb. 2, 2024, Hong Kong time.

Ms. Zhu, aged 36, joined the company in September, 2022, as senior vice-president of finance and an executive director of the company. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Zhu was the chief financial officer of Inner Mongolia Tianyu Innovation Investment Group Co. Ltd. (Tianyu Group) from March, 2015, to September, 2022. Tianyu Group is an investment company based in Inner Mongolia, China, with a variety of businesses, including coal mining and processing. Ms. Zhu was responsible for managing the financial operations and investments of Tianyu Group. She joined Tianyu Group in 2011 and served as a business manager in the finance department of Tianyu Group between 2012 and 2015.

Ms. Zhu obtained a bachelor of art degree in Japanese language and literature at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in 2009, and a bachelor's degree in accounting at Harbin University of Science and Technology in 2016. She is a member of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors.

The company's board of directors wishes to express its great gratitude to Mr. Ho for his leadership, guidance and commitment to the company in his capacity as the chief financial officer between February, 2021, and February, 2024.

About SouthGobi Resources Ltd.

SouthGobi, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange, owns and operates its flagship Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia. It also holds the mining licences of its other metallurgical and thermal coal deposits in South Gobi region of Mongolia. SouthGobi produces and sells coal to customers in China.