Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) Extended High Grade Brown Sugar Bauxite at Binjour Project Over a Wide Area
Sydney, Sep 19, 2011 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Emerging bauxite exploration and development company, Australian Bauxite Limited (
ASX:ABZ) has received laboratory results from drilling at its Binjour project in central QLD.
89 holes intersected a thick layer of bauxite located beneath a surface clay horizon, including some exceptionally high grade, thick gibbsite bauxite, ideal as a "sweetener" to any bauxite refinery.
Australian Bauxite CEO Ian Levy said; "Binjour is proving to be a fine bauxite deposit, containing premium grade bauxite, with good potential for more discoveries, including new discoveries of bauxite lying right at surface.
"Binjour project is destined to sell large tonnages of bauxite to alumina refineries needing "sweetener" bauxite that processes at low temperature and with low reactive silica contents.
"We call this "Brown Sugar" bauxite - sweet and greatly sort after. It will become a brand name.
Logistical Setting
In addition to the sealed Burnett Highway, a disused rail line sits at the southern end of the Binjour lease which has a low tonnage capacity unless significantly upgraded. Engineering studies and government discussions have been underway for several months to find a cost-effective solution. The Binjour project is near regional cities, power, water and a pro-development workforce.
Resource Estimation Underway
Good continuity of bauxite qualities and thickness on Swains Plateau may lead to a maiden resource estimation, albeit based only on those parts of the deposit that have had sufficient infill drilling. The extent of bauxite is being extended substantially as drilling continues.
Further Work Planned
The Swains Plateau bauxite deposit is open in many locations and at least four other deposits have been identified. Follow-up drilling of the latest bauxite discoveries at Binjour is scheduled to continue for October-November; such is the potential at Binjour.
It is planned to restart a second drill rig to test other deposits as soon as a rig and field team is in place.
For the complete Australian Bauxite Limited announcement including figures and tables, please view the following link:
http://media.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/ASX-ABZ-649227.pdf
About Australian Bauxite Ltd
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) (ASX:ABX) has its first bauxite mine in Tasmania & controls the Eastern Australian Bauxite Province. ABx's 11 bauxite tenements in Queensland, New South Wales & Tasmania totalling 662 km2 are all 100% owned, unencumbered & free of third-party royalties. ABx's bauxite is gibbsite trihydrate (THA) bauxite that can be processed into alumina at low temperature.
ABx has committed a large proportion of its expenditure into Research and Development to find ways to capitalise on the main strengths of its bauxite type which is very clean, free of all deleterious elements and partitioned into layers, nodules, particles and grains of different qualities that can be separated into different product streams using physical, chemical and geophysical methods.
ABx has declared large Mineral Resources in northern NSW, southern NSW, Binjour in central QLD & in northern Tasmania.
ABx's first mine commenced at Bald Hill near Campbell Town, Tasmania in December 2014 - the first new Australian bauxite mine for more than 35 years.
ABx aspires to identify large bauxite resources in the Eastern Australian Bauxite Province and has created significant bauxite development projects in 3 states, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. Its bauxite deposits are favourably located for direct shipping of bauxite to both local and export customers.
ABx endorses best practices on agricultural land, strives to leave land and environment better than we find it. We only operate where welcomed.
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