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XPEDRA RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2012

Feb 23, 2012

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX Release

24 February 2012

VOYAGER RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 076 390 451

Level 1 / 33 Richardson Street WEST PERTH Australia

Tel: +61 8 9200 6264 Fax: +61 8 9200 4469

Contact: Kell Nielsen (Managing Director)

E-mail: [email protected]

Directors / Officers: Matthew Wood Kell Nielsen George Tumur Timothy Flavel Nick Lindsay

Issued Capital: Approximately 1,339 million shares

Approximately 102.5 Million VOROA Options

ASX Symbols : VOR, VOROA

KM Continues to Deliver

Highlights

Exceptional drill results have continued from the KM Copper Porphyry Project (KM Project) with the second assay batch returned from the Aranjin Discovery. Aranjin is the third shallow hydrothermal breccia to be drilled, recently returning the following outstanding results of:

140 metres at 0.6% copper and 5.3 g/t silver from 4 metres (KMR015RCD), including:

  • 62 metres at 0.9% copper and 7.7 g/t silver from 16 metres and

  • 18 metres at 1.0% copper and 6.5 g/t silver from 16 metres

  • 80 metres at 0.8% copper and 10.3 g/t silver from 60 metres to end of hole (KMR017RC), including:

  • 30 metres at 1.4% copper and 21.9 g/t silver from 68 metres

These results are in addition to the previously announced discovery that returned:

168 metres at 0.74% copper and 5.4 g/t silver from 76 metres (KM0124D)

Recent results from drilling to the northeast of Cughur has potentially identified a fault repeat of the Cughur mineralisation. (Figure 3). Drilling returned 50 metres at 0.82% copper and 1.87 g/t silver from 6 metres (KM0115RC), which is located approximately 200 metres away from the core mineralisation at Cughur.

The Company continues to drill some of the best copper mineralisation reported in Mongolia. These exceptional results, the recent discovery North East of Cughur, and previously announced intersections from the Cughur and Gaans Discoveries supports the companies belief that KM is an exceptional copper porphyry project, that has the potential to be a company making asset for Voyager.

Voyager now plans to catalogue and sample the remaining 15 plus pipes that have been identified in preliminary mapping at or near surface.

Selection of representative samples is currently underway for preliminary metallurgical test work to be completed by the end of March.

Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling is expected to recommence in late March to enable the company to complete a maiden JORC Resource on the Project in June, and to follow up additional mineralisation.

The company continues to endeavour clearing the assay backlog with approximately 35% of assays outstanding, predominantly from Gaans and Aranjin.

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Drilling is continuing at the KM Copper Porphyry Project with two diamond core rigs focused on drilling for two individually targeted copper porphyry stocks, whilst a third diamond rig continues to operate on the shallow high grade hydrothermal breccia systems of Cughur, Gaans, Aranjin, Gaans North and Zam Daguukh prospects in preparation for the return of the Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling in March to complete infill and step out drilling over the prospect.

It is the Company’s strategy to continue its focus on these hydrothermal breccia targets as this drill programme will assist with the calculation of initial resources before the end of June 2012.

The Company’s separate drill programme aimed at identifying the porphyry stock or stocks will also continue with a focus on the deeper mineralisation being intersected at the Gaans Prospect, where Voyager believes a porphyry stock is directly feeding the Gaans discovery.

Aranjin Prospect

The Aranjin prospect is located approximately one kilometre to the north east of the Cughur Discovery. The prospect comprises four large outcrops of quartz tourmaline breccia where rock chip sampling has returned up to 2% copper.

To date Voyager has completed 29 RC holes, 3 diamond holes and 3 diamond core tailed RC holes at Aranjin and in the surrounding area.

Assay results have been returned for 1 diamond hole, 19 RC holes and 1 diamond tailed RC hole. Recent results returned from Aranjin have been exceptional, confirming the presence of a broad breccia pipe (Figure 2). The size and diameter of the pipe is unknown at this stage, though initial results indicate significant potential, results returned to date include:

  • 168 metres at 0.74% copper and 5.4 g/t silver from 76 metres (KM0124D)

  • 140 metres at 0.6% copper and 5.3 g/t silver from 4 metres (KMR015RCD), including:

  • 62 metres at 0.9% copper and 7.7 g/t silver from 16 metres and

  • 18 metres at 1.0% copper and 6.5 g/t silver from 16 metres

  • 80 metres at 0.8% copper and 10.3 g/t silver from 60 metres to end of hole (KMR017RC), including:

  • 30 metres at 1.4% copper and 21.9 g/t silver from 68 metres

Drillhole KMR017RC was terminated in mineralisation at 140m. A subsequent attempt to extend the hole by means of a diamond tail failed due to blockages. KM0124D was drilled behind KMR017RC to further test the depth extension of the mineralisation identified in KMR017RC.

Drilling is continuing at Aranjin to further test extensions to the diameter and depth of the breccia pipe.

Figure 1 KM Project – Aranjin Prospect, Drillhole Collar Plan

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Note on Figure: Mineralised hole refers to a drill intercept(s) within the hole of at least 10 metres grading greater than 0.2% copper or equivalent.

Figure 2 KM Project – Aranjin Prospect, Drill Section 448,025 East

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Cughur Prospect

To date Voyager has completed 41 RC holes, 12 diamond core holes and 16 diamond core tailed RC holes. Drilling is scheduled to recommence at the Cughur Discovery in order to complete an initial JORC resource on the discovery and potential extensions by June. Drilling was previously slowed at the prospect mainly due to the recent slow turnaround of analytical samples and the success of drilling at Gaans and Aranjin. Voyager continues to receive further analytical results from Cughur, although a backlog of only 6 holes remains.

Cughur is now interpreted to be an concentric breccia pipe up to approximately 200 in diameter (Figure 3) with drilling indicating that higher copper grades exist at depth, that could be proximal to a feeder for the system (Figure 4).

It also appears likely that the northern portion of the system may be faulted and that recent drilling has identified potential for a fault repeat “Cughur NE (Northeast)” to the mineralisation where drilling recently returned 50 metres at 0.82% copper and 1.87 g/t silver from 6 metres (KM0115RC) which is located approximately 200 metres away from the mineralisation at Cughur (Figure 3). Drilling is planned to commence imminently to chase this prospect.

Figure 3 KM Project – Cughur Prospect, Drill Plan

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Note on Figure: Mineralised hole refers to a drill intercept(s) within the hole of at least 10 metres grading greater than 0.2% copper or equivalent.

Figure 4 KM Project – Cughur Prospect, Drill Section 4,869,580N

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Gaans Prospect

The Gaans Discovery is located approximately 2.5 kilometres east of the previously reported Cughur Discovery and is believed to host a similar magmatic hydrothermal breccia to Cughur. To date Voyager has completed 26 RC holes, 16 diamond holes and 5 diamond core tailed RC holes at Gaans. Assay results have been returned for 13 diamond hole and 19 RC holes and 1 diamond tailed RC hole.

Drilling at Gaans has seen an extension of the mineralisation from surface to a depth greater than 400 metres (in elevation) or a linear extent of plus 600 metres with potential increases in grade at depth (assays pending). Recent drilling has also intersected molybdenite within a fault associated with the mineralised breccia pipe.

Given the high angle nature of the breccia pipe and the presence of bornite (copper mineral), Voyager believes that the pipe could lead to the potential feeder or porphyry stock. Voyager continues to drill the pipe at depth under the premise that by following the breccia pipe, the porphyry stock will be intersected.

Figure 5 KM Project – Gaans Project Drill Plan

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Note on Figure: Mineralised hole refers to a drill intercept(s) within the hole of at least 10 metres grading greater than 0.2% copper or equivalent.

Table 1 KM Project – Aranjin Prospect, Significant Results

Drill Hole Depth Drill
Type
East North Dip/Azim Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Comments
From To Interval Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
KM0124D 309.00 DD 448,022 4,870,304 -60 / 5.8 76.00 244.00 168.00 0.74 0.02 5.40
Including 86.00 122.00 36.00 2.07 0.07 16.18
KMR0015RCD 291.50 RC / DD 448,027 4,870,353 -60 / 0 4.00 144.00 140.00 0.60 0.02 5.25
16.00 78.00 62.00 0.90 0.04 7.73
100.00 118.00 18.00 1.00 NSA 6.46
KMR0017RC 140.00 RC 448,022 4,870,311 -60 / 0 60.00 140.00 80.00 0.80 0.04 10.30 Unable to Diamond tail, KM0124D
drilled behind
68.00 98.00 30.00 1.39 0.09 21.93
KMR0018RCD 179.50 RC / DD 448,031 4,870,254 -60 / 0 178.00 179.50 1.50 0.22 NSA 1.10 Hole failed at 179.5 metres
KMR0025RC 100.00 RC 448,279 4,870,437 -60 / 270 76.00 98.00 22.00 0.20 NSA 12.90
KMR0031RCD 193.00 RC / DD 447,995 4,870,349 -60 / 0 24.00 100.00 76.00 0.59 0.02 5.32 Assays Pendingfrom 100m

Table 2 KM Project – Cughur Prospect, Significant Results

Drill Hole Depth Drill
Type
East North Dip/Azim Assay Results Assay Results Comments
From To Interval Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
KM0011RCD 279.60 RC/DD 447,588 4,869,599 -65 / 290.78 14.00 82.00 68.00 1.43 0.01 5.44
and DD 120.00 132.00 12.00 0.41 NSA 0.15
KM0012RCD 181.30 RC/DD 447,590 4,869,580 -60 / 270.8 30.00 148.00 118.00 2.37 0.03 7.08
KM0013RCD 174.50 RC/DD 447,610 4,869,580 -60 / 270.8 70.00 106.00 36.00 1.73 0.01 5.47
KM0042RCD 367.60 RC/DD 447,565 4,869,600 -68 / 275.78 22.00 152.00 130.00 0.91 0.02 2.49
KM0044RCD 171.50 RC 447,571 4,869,579 -65 / 270.8 28.00 102.00 74.00 0.86 0.02 2.96
KM0045RCD 260.00 RC 447,536 4,869,638 -65 / 275.78 28.00 98.00 70.00 0.61 0.04 0.45
KM0046RCD 238.50 RC/DD 447,584 4,869,670 -65 / 270.78 48.00 138.00 90.00 0.65 NSA 1.22
KM0050RCD 292.00 RC 447,526 4,869,604 -65 / 280.78 48.00 123.00 75.00 2.41 0.16 5.67
KM0051RC 120.00 RC 447,506 4,869,604 -60 / 270.8 28.00 80.00 52.00 0.80 0.02 1.92
KM0053RCD 156.50 RC 447,531 4,869,579 -65 / 270.8 92.00 126.00 34.00 3.38 0.11 14.72
KM0055RC 120.00 RC 447,505 4,869,582 -60 / 270 36.00 94.00 58.00 1.16 0.08 4.26
KM0057RCD 283.00 RC/DD 447,549 4,869,579 -60 / 270 26.00 141.00 115.00 1.51 0.01 2.87
KM0058RCD 138.50 RC/DD 447,548 4,869,556 -60 / 270 32.00 114.00 82.00 0.72 0.02 2.52
KM0059RCD 138.00 RC / DD 447,569 4,869,556 -60 / 270 44.00 130.00 86.00 0.58 0.01 2.11
KM0060RC 100.00 RC 447,529 4,869,558 -60 / 270 40.00 96.00 56.00 0.63 0.05 2.73
KM0064RCD 163.00 RC 447,519 4,869,632 -60 / 270 28.00 80.00 52.00 1.47 0.01 3.59
KM0065RC 100.00 RC 447,499 4,869,640 -60 / 270 28.00 100.00 72.00 0.55 0.02 0.93
KM0072RC 132.00 RC 447,604 4,869,593 -60 / 270 54.00 132.00 78.00 0.54 0.01 1.43 132m End of Hole
KM0085D 327.50 DD 447,559 4,869,617 -60 / 275.8 22.00 50.00 28.00 0.56 0.01 2.31
KM0088D 255.50 DD 447,517 4,869,616 -60 / 270.8 50.00 98.00 48.00 0.52 NSA 1.19
KM0115RC 120.00 RC 447,797 4,869,758 -60 / 270.8 6.00 56.00 50.00 0.82 0.01 1.87

Table 3 KM Project – Gaans Prospect, Significant Results

Drill Hole Depth Drill
Type
East North Dip/Azim Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Assay Results Comments
From To Interval Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
KM0068D 428.00 DD 449,744 4,868,976 -60 / 7.3 16.00 62.00 46.00 1.12 0.06 14.07
KM0073RC 112.00 RC 449,708 4,869,090 -60 / 180 2.00 56.00 54.00 0.38 0.02 2.34
KM0074RC 98.00 RC 449,750 4,869,088 -60 / 180 20.00 60.00 40.00 0.84 0.02 4.42
KM0076D 348.30 DD 449,711 4,868,996 -60.5 / 0.8 28.00 80.00 52.00 0.66 0.02 5.63
KM0078D 210.90 DD 449,708 4,869,133 -60 / 180.8 14.00 48.00 34.00 0.54 0.05 4.86
KM0081D 121.20 DD 449,719 4,868,954 -60 / 6.3 34.00 60.00 26.00 0.82 0.57 12.47
KM0083D 119.70 DD 449,752 4,869,129 -60 / 181.8 14.00 86.00 72.00 1.16 0.02 8.83
16.00 30.00 14.00 4.48 0.11 42.79
KM0091RCD 220.00 RC /DD 449,748 4,869,172 -60 / 180.8 2.00 66.00 64.00 0.77 0.04 3.28
Including 42.00 66.00 24.00 1.55 0.05 7.25
124.00 156.00 32.00 1.15 0.02 3.26
KM0092RCD 282.40 RC /DD 449,783 4,869,172 -60 / 180.8 112.00 168.00 56.00 0.45 0.01 2.00
KM0118D 251.70 DD 449,747 4,869,214 -60 / 180.8 36.00 56.00 20.00 0.55 0.01 5.51
and 172.00 178.00 6.00 1.06 NSA 5.83
KM0123D 172.00 DD 449,984 4,869,090 -60 / 180.8 4.00 94.00 90.00 0.21 NSA 0.70
Including 4.00 64.00 60.00 0.26 NSA 1.04
KM0154D 260.00 DD 449,987 4,869,211 -60 / 180 142.00 248.00 106.00 0.19 0.42
KMR0033RCD 198.00 RC/DD 449,986 4,869,128 -60 / 180 80.00 130.00 50.00 0.47 NSA 1.61 A s s ay s P en d in g f rom 166
m etres
KMR0039RC 105.00 RC 450,027 4,869,088 -60 / 180 2.00 64.00 62.00 0.39 NSA 0.98

Kell Nielsen Managing Director

Competent Persons Statement

Mr Nielsen is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style 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 Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Nielsen is the Managing Director of Voyager Resources Limited and consents to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on his information and information presented to him in the form and context in which it appears.

Exploration Target Statement

*This work has not resulted in the definition of any resource which is compliant with the JORC Code but has identified an Exploration Target. With further exploration, this target has potential for between 50Mt to 150Mt of mineralisation at a grade of 0.8 to 1.5% copper within the drilled and surrounding area. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource in accordance to the JORC Code. As such it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource. Further Voyager Resources cautions that in order to achieve this target, substantial exploration is required to further geologically map, detect, trench and drill test the defined conceptual target. On this basis, Voyager Resources considers that further work is warranted beyond that previously conducted.