IGS Shareholders Vote in Favor of Merger with Santa Fe Gold 11:49a ET November 26, 2012 (Business Wire) Santa Fe Gold Corporation (OTCBB: SFEG) and International Goldfields Limited (ASX: IGS) ("International Goldfields") today announced that shareholders of International Goldfields voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed merger with Santa Fe Gold, at the IGS annual meeting of shareholders held on November 23, 2012, in Perth, Western Australia. The merger is anticipated to close during the first quarter of 2013, subject to regulatory and required consents and approvals. Commenting on the IGS shareholder approval, Santa Fe's Chairman and CEO, Pierce Carson, said, "B]We are pleased that IGS shareholders have voted in favor of the transaction as we believe the new merged company will be capable of adding significant value for its shareholders during a time of robust gold price.[/B] Dr. Carson continued, "Importantly, the merged entity will be a diversified, well-funded and low-cost gold-silver explorer, developer, with projects located in the southwestern US and in emerging gold districts of Brazil and West Africa. It is anticipated that post-merger, IGS ordinary shares will be listed on the ASX and IGS American Depository Receipts will trade on a major US exchange."