ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

02 DECEMBER 2013

Western Desert Resources, a


CHANGE TO PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS, REGISTERED OFFICE & APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR diversified reso rces business with a portfolio of

The Directors of Western Desert Resources

Limited (ASX:WDR)

are

quality mineral exploration assets in the Northern Territory.

Western Desert Resources' vision

pleased to announce that commencing Monday 2 December 2013 the principal place of business and registered office of WDR shall be in Darwin, Northern Territory.

is to be the leading low-cost iron

In addition,

Mr. Bruce

Mathieson

has accepted an invitation to join

ore producer in Northern Australia

WDR as a

non-executive Director also commencing from Monday 2

while generating wealth and

December 2013.

prosperity for the p

ople of the

Roper and other regions where we

Managing Director of WDR, Mr.

Norm Gard ner, said

today that

the

operate.

relocation of

the head

office to Darwin was

an easy decision and a

natural progression - "With all of our assets

located in

the Northern

FAST FACTS

Territory including our

main project the Roper Bar Iron

Ore Project,

ASX Code

Issued Shares

WDR

499m

which is very close to first export, it has been a logical step to ensure we are based where our assets and business are. We have always

Market Cap

DIRECTORS

A$359m

considered official".

ourselves

s a Territory company, this

now makes it

Rick Allert Norm Gardner Graham Bubner

Chair an MD Director

WDR's Chairman, Rick Allert AO welcomed Mr. Mathieson to the Board of WDR. Mr. Allert said "Bruce is renowned throughout Australia as a

wise, experienced and very successful businessman. We look forward

Philli

Lockyer

Director

Scott Perrin

Director

to his input at a Board level ".

COM

ANY HIGHLI

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Mr. Bruce Mathieson is currently a Director

and was the former Chief

Executive Officer of Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Limited, a

Iron re

joint venture

between Woolworths Limited and the Mathieson Family.

• Roper Bar & Mountain Creek

projects (NT)

The ALH Group owns approximately 325 hotels and 520 retail outlets

• Hematitic iron ore

across Australia, and employs more than 15,000 staff.

Mr. Mathieson

• Total Inferred, In

icated &

has operated in the hotel, leisure and hospittality industry since 1974

Measured Mineral Resource

estimates of [611Mt @ 40% Fe including DSO of 47.4Mt @

57. % Fe]

and is a well-respected member of the Australian business community. He has previously served as a director of the Carlton Football Club. He

• Low Impurities

is trained as

an engineer, and brings management and transactional

• Mine developme

t underway

experience from across a number of industries to the Board.

• Proximity to coast and markets

Gold

Copper

• East Rover Project near Tennant

Creek (NT)

CONTACT DETAILS

Level 1, 26 Greenhill Rd

WAYVILLE, SA, 5034

T: +61 8 8177 8800

info@westerndesertresources.com.au

For further information please contact:

Norm Gardner

Managing Director

Western Desert Resources Limited

Telephone: +61 8 8177 8800 or 0418 897466

ABN: 48 122 301 848

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

02 December 2013

Background

The Roper Bar Iron Ore Province covers about 1,900 km2 within four granted exploration licenses in the Northern Territory and includes an estimated 100 km2 of outcrop of the target Sherwin Formation which hosts extensive hematite iron ore horizons. The Province is divided into two project areas - Roper Bar and Mountain Creek.

JORC Code Compliant Mineral Resource Estimates from WDR's Roper Bar Project (30% Fe Cut-off)

DEPOSIT AREA

Classification

Mt

Fe %

SiO2 %

P %

Al2O3 %

LOI %

Published

Area D

Inferred

90.7

37.2

31.5

0.008

3.2

9.6

Oct-09

Area D (north)

Inferred

116.5

40.3

26.3

0.002

2.2

11.0

Feb-11

Area E (south)

Inferred

17.5

36.1

30.8

0.003

2.4

12.4

Jun-12

Area E (south)

Indicated

75.8

38.7

29.9

0.005

2.6

9.9

Jun-12

Area E (east)**

Inferred

27.6

41.0

26.3

0.004

1.8

10.2

Jun-12

Area E (east)**

Indicated

15.6

41.2

26.3

0.004

1.9

10.0

Jun-12

Area E (east)**

Measured

28.3

42.2

26.4

0.004

2.0

8.9

Jun-12

Area F *

Inferred

216.1

41.3

31.0

0.004

2.9

4.9

Apr-13

Area F *

Indicated

15.7

47.3

24.9

0.006

2.7

3.0

Apr-13

Area F*

Measured

7.7

50.0

20.8

0.005

3.4

2.7

Apr-13

TOTAL

611

40.3

29.2

0.004

2.6

8.1

* Includes DSO grade of 30.8Mt @ 59.0% Fe, 9.9% SiO2, 2.5% Al2O3, 0.01% P and 2.0% LOI ** Includes DSO grade of 16.6Mt @ 54.2% Fe, 15.9% SiO2, 1.2% Al2O3, 0.01% P and 4.0% LOI

Competent Person's Statements

The information in this announcement that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr Aaron Meakin and Mr Andrew Bennett. Mr Aaron Meakin is a full-time employee of CSA Global Pty Ltd and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Aaron Meakin has sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC code). All work relating to the estimation of mineral resources has been carried out under the supervision of Mr Aaron Meakin. Mr Andrew Bennett is a full-time employee of Western Desert Resources Pty Ltd and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Andrew Bennett has sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC code). All work relating to the classification of mineral resources has been carried out under the supervision of Mr Andrew Bennett. Mr Aaron Meakin and Mr Andrew Bennett consent to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which they occur.
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Graham Bubner who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Bubner is a full-time employee of Western Desert Resources Ltd and has sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation under consideration and to the subject matter of the report to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC code). Mr Bubner consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which they occur.

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