ASX/MEDIA RELEASE Andash owns 80% of the Andash Copper-Gold project, which is located in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, which hosts some world-class gold deposits, including Muruntau (110 Moz Au), Almalyk (80 Moz Au Eq) and Oyu Tolgoi (50 Moz Au Eq). The government of the Kyrgyz Republic will own the balance of the project. Robust's Andash project has reserves of 539,730 ounces of gold in place and 63,486 tonnes of copper with significant exploration upside (see Tables 1 and 2)1.

Now that Robust has secured ownership of Andash, its immediate priority is to strengthen government and community support for the Project, and to establish Robust as a credible and committed investor in the Kyrgyz Republic. As part of this process, Robust has deployed two of its senior executives, Gordon Lewis and Dr Warwick Browne to manage the project.
Gordon Lewis has over forty years' experience in the mining sector, having brought a number of mines in remote locations into production. He is responsible for the overall management of Andash and will be instrumental in bringing project into production. Warwick Browne has an extensive track record managing community and social programs in the mining sector and has developed the successful corporate social responsibility (CSR) program on Romang Island. This experience will be critical in developing community and social programs at Andash.
Whilst advancing Andash is now a focus for Robust, exploration and development activity at the company's flagship Romang Island Project will continue at current levels. Robust now has eight diamond drilling rigs operating on Romang Island, development studies are ongoing, and the Company is well advanced with its application for a mining licence which has been submitted.
Robust's Managing Director Mr Gary Lewis commented: "Completing the acquisition of Andash is an important milestone for Robust and advancing the project's development is now a priority. Robust was able to capitalise on the Andash opportunity because the company is well funded and it has the support of its major shareholder, the Salim Group. This gives us a major strategic advantage as we advance our portfolio of projects.
"Our immediate priority at Andash is to strengthen community and government relations, which is a critical first step to develop the project in a timely and coordinated manner. Establishing Robust's credentials and reputation as a committed partner is key to this process.

"Whilst advancing Andash is now a priority, the development of Romang Island will not be impacted. We have eight rigs exploring across the island, an active development program is continuing, and we are working constructively with the relevant Indonesian authorities to advance our mining licence application. We have never been better placed to unlock value for our shareholders."

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Table 1: Andash JORC Resource estimate

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Table 2: Andash JORC Reserve estimate

ry Type Tonnage (kt)

Oxide 1,129

Sulphide 2,921

Oxide 1,389

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Sulphide 10,559

16,000

About Robust

Robust Resources is a precious and base metals explorer and developer with projects in Indonesia and the Philippines, and has recently completed the purchase of the Andash gold-copper project in the Kyrgyz Republic. The flagship asset is a 70.5% managing interest in the Romang Island projects, which incorporates an interim Indicated and Inferred JORC mineral resource estimate of 592 thousand ounces of gold, 27.7 million ounces of silver, 95 million pounds of copper, 697 million pounds of lead and 678 million pounds of zinc (resource table; see website: www.robustresources.com.au). Since the completion of the JORC resource estimate in January 2012, Robust has completed additional drilling totaling over 12,000 metres and over 150 holes with consistent positive results. Drilling has also identified the presence of near-surface high-grade manganese deposits. Robust's dual focus is to become a significant low cost precious and base metal producer on Romang Island and Andash as well as continuing its positive record of new discoveries from its portfolio of exploration properties. Robust trades on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the symbol ROL and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol RO7.

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For further information please contact Gary Lewis - Managing Director on +61 2 8259 4799

Competent Persons Statements

The Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates in this announcement are based on information compiled by Dr. Phil Newall, who is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining and a full time employee of Wardell Armstrong International. Dr. Newall has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of the mineralisation and the type of deposit under consideration and to the activity to which he is undertaking, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr. Newall has consented to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this announcement.

1. The Andash JORC Resource and Reserves Estimates was independently estimated by Wardell Armstrong International.

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