LACHLAN STAR LIMITED 29 January 2013 LACHLAN STAR TO RELEASE DECEMBER 2012 QUARTERLY OPERATIONS REPORT ON 30 JANUARY 2013

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Perth, Western Australia: Gold miner, Lachlan Star Limited ("Lachlan" or the "Company") (ASX and TSX: LSA) is scheduled to release the December 2012 quarterly operations report after market close on the ASX and before market open on the TSX on Wednesday 30 January 2013.

A conference call is scheduled for Wednesday, 30 January 2013, at 8.30 a.m. EST (Canada) to discuss these results. Participants may join the call by dialing North America toll-free 1-866-226-1792 or +1-416-340-2218 for calls outside Canada and the United States. Please refer to the table below for international toll-free access from other countries:

Toronto:

8.30am

1-866-226-1792

Perth, Australia:

9.30pm

0011 800-9559-6853

London, UK:

1.30pm

00 800-9559-6853

Zurich, Switzerland:

2.30pm

00 800-9559-6853

A recorded playback of the call will be available until Wednesday, 13 February 2013, by dialling North America toll-free 1-
905-694-9451 or +800-408-3053 for calls outside Canada and the United States, and entering the call back passcode
8198077 followed by the # key.

PO Box 1523 West Perth, WA 6872 Tel +61 8 9481 0051 Fax +61 8 9481 0052

www.lachlanstar.com.au

For and on behalf of the Board
Mick McMullen
Chairman
For further information please visit www.lachlanstar.com.auor contact:
Mick McMullen Chairman Lachlan Star
Tel: +61(0)8 9481 0051
Email: mick.mcmullen@lachlanstar.com.au

About Lachlan Star Limited

Lachlan Star Limited is an emerging minerals exploration and development company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The Company is focused on acquiring and developing assets within the gold and copper sectors within Australia and Chile. The company has a board of directors and management team with an impressive track record of advancing resource projects through to production.

Lachlan Star's current projects include a 100% interest in the CMD Gold Mine in Chile, a 100% interest in the Bushranger Copper Project in New South Wales (subject to

Newmont earning 51%) and a 100% interest in the Princhester magnesite deposit in Queensland.

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