SANDFIRE RESOURCES LIMITED — Regulatory Filings 2006

Apr 12, 2006

SANDFIRE RESOURCES

12 WALKER AVENUE WEST PERTH 6005 WESTERN AUSTRALIA

T +61 PO BOX 806
WEST PERTH 6872 WESTERN AUSTRALIA

13th April 2006

Mr N Ong Australian Stock Exchange Limited Exchange Plaza 2 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000 Fax 08 9221 2020

Dear Nicholas

TRADING HALT

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 17.1 Sandfire requests a trading halt and the following information is provided;

• The reason for the trading halt is that a Market announcement is currently being 1) finalised and will be released on 18 April 2006,
• The Trading Halt is required until that release but no longer than the end of $2)$ trading on 18 April 2006;
• 3) The Announcement will end the trading halt;
• There is no known reason why the trading halt should not be granted; and $4)$
• There is no material information available at this time other than that which will be $5)$ releases as per 1).

Yours faithfully SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL

MALCOLM K SMARTT Company Secretary

SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL ABN 55 105 154 185

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