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• OZ Minerals proposes $2.6 million of copper-gold exploration work at Mt Woods during 2013-14

IMX Resources Limited (TSX:IXR)(TSX:IXR.WT)(News - Market indicators) ('IMX' or the 'Company') is pleased to provide updated information on the progress of its exploration joint venture with OZ Minerals Limited ('OZ Minerals'), known as the Mt Woods Copper-Gold Joint Venture Project (the 'Mt Woods JV').

In the second half of calendar year 2013, OZ Minerals plans to commence a $2.6 million field program to explore for haematite-hosted iron oxide copper gold deposits, involving 4,300m of diamond core drilling and delineation of targets using detailed ground based gravity and other geophysical surveys, the majority of which is expected to be carried out during the first half of 2014. Commencement of the exploration work is also subject to receipt of relevant approvals.

The Mt Woods JV's exploration campaigns are primarily focussed on the Southern Domain of the Mt Woods Inlier, which hosts the western extension of the Prominent Hill Mine sequence of rocks.

IMX Managing Director Neil Meadows commented: "IMX is pleased to be able to confirm the on-going commitment of our joint venture partner OZ Minerals to this program of work and looks forward to the results that will be generated in this fourth year of the overall exploration program." 

Neil Meadows, Managing Director

About IMX Resources Limited

IMX is an Australian based mining and base and precious metals exploration company, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:IXR)(TSX:IXR.WT)(News - Market indicators), with exploration projects located in Australia, Africa and North America.

In Africa, IMX owns and operates the highly prospective Nachingwea Exploration Project in south-eastern Tanzania, which includes the potentially word-class Ntaka Hill Nickel Sulphide project, located approximately 250km west of the port town of Mtwara. Nachingwea is highly prospective for nickel and copper sulphide, gold and graphite mineralisation. The Ntaka Hill Nickel Sulphide Project is one of the world's best un-developed nickel sulphide projects and has the potential to produce a very clean, high quality premium nickel concentrate.

In Australia, IMX operates and owns 51% of the Cairn Hill Mining Operation, located 55 kilometres south-east of Coober Pedy in South Australia, where it produces a premium coarse-grained magnetite-copper-gold DSO product at a rate of 1.8Mtpa.

IMX is actively developing the Mt Woods Magnetite Project on the highly prospective Mt Woods Inlier in South Australia. IMX currently has a JORC Inferred Resource of 569Mt @ 27% Fe at the Snaefell Magnetite Deposit and a Global Exploration Target of between 900Mt-1,200Mt @ 20-32% Fe elsewhere in the project. Studies indicate that coarse grained concentrates that could be produced at Snaefell, have the potential to attract a significant price premium.

IMX has a joint venture with OZ Minerals Limited ('OZ Minerals'), the Mt Woods Copper-Gold JV Project, to explore the Mt Woods tenements for copper and gold. OZ Minerals is spending a minimum of $20M for a 51% interest in the non-iron rights, with IMX retaining a 49% interest in the non-iron rights and 100% of the iron ore rights.

IMX owns 25.65% of Uranex (ASX:UNX), an exploration company with prospects in Tanzania and Australia.

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