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ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED Board/Management Information 2014

Mar 12, 2014

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Board/Management Information

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

Chile’s star in copper-gold ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 151 155 207

AUSTRALIAN REGISTERED OFFICE: Level 7, 15 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

CONTACT DETAILS: Telephone: +61 2 9993 4478 Facsimile: +61 2 9993 4433 Email: [email protected]

CHILE OFFICE: Santa Beatriz 294 Providencia Chile

ASX CODE: ESR

13 March 2014

ROBERT THOMSON APPOINTED AS INDEPENDENT NONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1. Introduction

Estrella Resources Limited (ASX: ESR) ( Estrella or Company ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Robert Thomson to the Board of Directors of Estrella and its wholly owned subsidiary Estrella Resources Chile SpA.

Mr Thomson is a Sydney based mining engineer with extensive onsite mining experience, as well as significant corporate and board experience. During his career, Mr Thomson has taken various projects from early stage exploration, through project feasibility and ultimately to successful operations.

Mr Thomson’s career in the resource sector spans over three decades, having previously worked in senior project and executive roles with Oxiana, Kingsgate, Climax Mining and Finders Resources. Robert has a B.E (Mining) from the University of Queensland, MBA from the University of Wollongong and is a Fellow of the AusIMM and Member of the AICD.

Estrella believes Mr Thomson’s experience will be critical to Estrella as the Company enters the next stage of project development at its flagship Altair Project in Region II Northern Chile.

2. Projects developed under Mr Robert Thomson include:

  • Wetar SXEW development in Indonesia copper project in Indonesia including the successful completion of the BFS.

  • Led the revitalisation, BFS and development of the Didipio copper/gold porphyry in the Philippines followed by a $A300 million merger into Oceania Gold.

  • Sepon gold project - stage 1 gold construction and operation start-up.

  • Chatree Gold Project BFS, construction and operations start-up in Thailand.

  • Girilambone SXEW and BFS mine development in NSW which during operations produced the lowest cost copper in Australia.

www.estrellaresources.com.au

AUSTRALIA | CHILE

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

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3. Commentary

Commenting on the appointment of Robert Thomson, Estrella’s Chairman, Mr Gavin Solomon;

“We have been actively seeking an experienced “hands on” leader in the mining industry to join the Estrella Board to ensure that our collective skill set continues to align with our core operations and growth strategy.”

“Mr Thomson’s considerable knowledge and expertise is proven through his track record in project feasibility and construction of copper and gold projects located in multiple jurisdictions similar to Estrella’s portfolio in Chile.”

“We believe Robert will play an important role in the future and success of the Company and on behalf of the Board I welcome Robert to Estrella Resources.”

About Estrella Resources

Estrella Resources Limited is an ASX listed, Chilean focused copper-gold exploration company. Estrella has a number of exploration projects in Chile. With a highly experienced board, a strong operational and management team and a sole focus on Chilean copper and gold projects, the Company is well positioned to develop its projects and add value for shareholders.

Directors and Management

Non-Executive Chairman: -Gavin Solomon

Non-Executive Directors: -Julian Bavin -Simon Kidston -Robert Thomson

Managing Director -Dr. Jason Berton

ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 151 155 207

ASX CODE: ESR

ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES: 96,601,000

UNLISTED OPTIONS: 11,130,000

Company Secretary -Justin Clyne

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AUSTRALIA | CHILE