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Sona Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "Sona") (TSX VENTURE:SYS)(FRANKFURT:QS7)
is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU")
with China Machinery Engineering Corporation ("CMEC") of Beijing for an
engineering, procurement and construction contract ("EPC"). This will facilitate
development of Sona's Blackdome-Elizabeth Gold Project (the "Project"), located
in the Clinton and Lillooet Mining Districts of British Columbia, approximately
220 kilometres north of Vancouver. 


Based on the terms of the MOU for the Project, CMEC will:



--  Assist Sona with the arrangement of a buyer's credit for production debt
    financing for the Project, through one or more Chinese financial
    institutions, for 85 percent of the capital requirements for the
    construction and commencement of mining operations, up to US$55 million;
      
--  Construct and deliver turnkey operations for the Project, based on an
    industry-standard engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC")
    contract;
      
--  Provide for ongoing resource definition and expansion, and;
      
--  Collaborate with Sona to implement an employment skills training program
    for personnel. 



The EPC contract will include, but is not limited to, the costs of engineering,
procurement, design, civil works and other construction expenses; transportation
of equipment; labour; all ancillary buildings, electrical equipment and power
sources; and all related mine and administrative infrastructure, to commence
commercial production at the Project. 


Nick Ferris, Sona's Executive Chairman, says, "We are delighted to have this
agreement with CMEC. It is an international engineering group with an excellent
reputation for the design, engineering and construction of high-quality
industrial and infrastructure projects worldwide. We look forward to working
with CMEC to expedite the commencement of gold production at the
Blackdome-Elizabeth Gold Project."


The transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited
to the completion of a due diligence review by CMEC and its affiliates,
definitive documentation for the project financing and the EPC contract, and
approval by the TSX Venture Exchange and Sona's board of directors.


The table below outlines the key parameters of the MOU between CMEC and Sona.



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Terms                              Blackdome-Elizabeth Gold Project         
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Operator                           Sona or a Sona-appointed contractor      
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Loan amount                        Up to $55 million                        
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Interest rate                      8%                                       
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Term                               Eight years                              
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Loan repayment                     60% of mine cash flow                    
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Percentage of financing by lender  85%                                      
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Percentage of financing by Sona    15%                                      
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Grace period                       Principal and interest payments commence 
                                   three months after full commercial       
                                   production is achieved                   
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Timing of definitive EPC contract  February 28, 2013. May be extended by    
                                   mutual agreement                         
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The terms of the financing, repayment, mine development and production will be
set out in a definitive final agreement.


About China Machinery Engineering Corporation 

Headquartered in Beijing, CMEC is a member of China National Machinery Industry
Corporation ("SinoMach"), a listed Fortune Global 500 enterprise. CMEC began
operations in 1978 as China's first large state-owned corporation to integrate
engineering contracting and foreign trade with industry. As a leading
international engineering contractor and service provider, it has a
well-established presence in the EPC industry. It delivers turnkey solutions to
its customers, both government and corporate, with a special focus on developing
countries. CMEC has ranked among the top 10 overseas contractors in China by
completed business volume, as published by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. 


Since its inception, CMEC has undertaken projects in over 45 countries on all
five continents. Power, transportation and water treatment and supply form the
core of its EPC activities, with over 80 successful engineering contracting
projects in the power sector alone. It has also engaged in engineering
contracting in other core sectors, such as mining, telecommunications,
construction and manufacturing. CMEC has extended its business reach to more
than 150 countries and territories in the fields of international contracting
and general trade. It successfully went public on December 21, 2012, and trades
on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the symbol HK1829.


About Sona Resources Corp. 

Based in Vancouver, Sona is a junior gold resource company with a focus on
bringing its Blackdome-Elizabeth Gold Project into full commercial production.
Since its inception in 1990, Sona has engaged in a wide range of mineral
exploration activities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, as well as
small-scale gold production.


Sona owns a 100 percent interest in the former Blackdome Gold Mine in
south-central British Columbia, 250 kilometres north of Vancouver; and the
Elizabeth Gold Deposit Property, 30 kilometres south of Blackdome. At Blackdome,
the mineral resources are estimated to be 52,500 oz. gold, grading 11.29g Au/t
indicated; and 25,900 oz. gold, grading 8.79g Au/t inferred (news release dated
May 4, 2010). At Elizabeth, Sona has outlined an inferred gold resource of
206,100 oz. gold, grading 12.3g Au/t (news release dated June 8, 2009). 


Sona aims to bring the fully permitted Blackdome mill back into production at an
initial rate of 200 tonnes per day, with feed from the formerly producing
Blackdome Gold Mine and trucking feed from the Elizabeth Gold Deposit Property.
A positive Preliminary Economic Assessment by Micon International Ltd. (news
release dated May 28, 2010), at a gold price of $950 per ounce over an
eight-year mine life, has estimated costs of $208 per tonne mined, or $686 per
ounce of gold recovered, based on approximately 23,500 ounces of gold recovered
per year. 


Planned underground mining activities at both Blackdome and Elizabeth will be
conducted by a combination of shrinkage and long-hole methods, with access via
horizontal adits. The Blackdome mine and mill was in production for four years
in the late 1980s, and thus the processing technologies and metallurgical
recoveries are thoroughly documented. Precious metals are to be recovered at the
Blackdome mill via existing gravity and flotation recovery circuits. The
expected metallurgical recoveries are approximately 94 percent for gold and 78
percent for silver. Of this, some 60 percent of the precious metals are expected
to be recovered from the gravity circuit, with the balance from the flotation
circuit. Gold and silver from the gravity recovery will be poured into dore bars
on site, while a flotation concentrate will be shipped to a smelter for
processing. During the initial stages of operation, Sona will closely follow the
mining plan developed by Micon.


Sona also holds a 100 percent interest in the Montgolfier Project in Quebec, 40
kilometres east of the multimillion-ounce Casa Berardi Mine gold deposit.


Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated
economic viability.


This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, and such
statements involve risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted may
differ materially from actual results or events. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date of this news release. Except as may be required by
applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or results, or any other occurrence.


For more information, visit www.sonaresources.com.

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Sona Resources Corp.
+1 (604) 684-6677
+1 (604) 684-6678 (FAX)
info@sonaresources.com
www.sonaresources.com


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