R ES O U R C ES L TD

A B N 35 000 689 216

16 November 2012
Manager Announcements Company Announcements Office ASX Limited
20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Dear Sir,

COMPLETION OF SALE OF INTEREST IN ORANGE DISTRICT EXPLORATION JOINT VENTURE

The Company is pleased to advise the completion of the sale to Regis Resources Limited (RRL) of its interest in the Orange District Exploration Joint Venture (ODEJV) with Newmont Exploration Pty Ltd.
The Company held its interest in the ODEJV through wholly owned subsidiary, LFB Resources NL (LFB) and has received 17.5m RRL shares in consideration for the its holding in LFB. At close of trading on 16 November 2012 these shares are valued at about $94.7M.
Yours faithfully,

for ALKANE RESOURCES LTD
Karen E V Brown

Joint Company Secretary

65 Burswood Road, Burswood WA 6100, AUSTRALIA (PO Box 4384, Victoria Park WA 6979, AUSTRALIA) Telephone: +61 8 9227 5677 Facsimile: 61 8 9227 8178

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