Sydney, Aug 16, 2010 (ABN Newswire) - Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) CEO Ian Levy Talks with Brian Carlton on Bauxite Resource Results
At ABx's northernmost bauxite deposit at Binjour in central QLD, encouraging thicknesses of a concealed bauxite layer up to 15 metres thick were encountered and two-stages of drilling were completed in July. A thick bauxite layer has been discovered at Binjour with early assays indicating high qualities.
ABx CEO, Ian Levy said; "This is the most aggressive and successful exploratory drill program I've seen. The ABx exploration team is achieving rapid discovery rates and a massive increase in geological knowledge about this large, new bauxite province that ABx has discovered over 1,400 kms from central Queensland to Tasmania.
"In March 2010, we told shareholders we wanted to accelerate exploration and our team has already delivered on that promise. We could be drilling our exciting Tasmanian deposits before year-end, thus completing a first-pass evaluation of all our projects 6 months ahead of schedule."
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About Australian Bauxite Limited
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) (ASX:ABZ) holds the core of the newly discovered Eastern Australian Bauxite Province. Its 37 bauxite tenements in Queensland, NSW and Tasmania covering 8,500 km2 were rigorously selected on 3 principles: 1. good quality bauxite; 2. proximity to infrastructure connected to export ports; and, 3. free of socio-environmental or native title land constraints.
All tenements are 100% owned and free of obligations for processing and third-party royalties. ABx has already discovered many bauxite deposits and new discoveries are still being made as knowledge and expertise grows.
The company's bauxite is high quality and can be processed into alumina at low temperature – the type that is in short-supply globally. Global resources declared to date are 68 million tonnes. At the company's first drilling prospect in Inverell, northern NSW, an interim resource of 35 million tonnes has been reported from drilling 15% to 20% of the area prospective for bauxite and a resource of 25 million tonnes of bauxite has been reported at the Taralga project in southern NSW. 6 million tonnes maiden resource was declared at Guyra. Results from the Binjour Plateau in central QLD confirm that ABx has discovered a significant bauxite deposit including some bauxite of outstandingly high quality. Australian Bauxite Limited aspires to identify large bauxite resources in the Eastern Australian Bauxite Province which is emerging as one of the world's best bauxite provinces.
ABx has the potential to create significant bauxite developments in three states - Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. Its bauxite deposits are favourably located for direct shipping of bauxite to both local and export customers.
Contact
Henry Kinstlinger Investor Relations Australian Bauxite Limited Tel: +61-2-9251-7177 Fax: +61-2-9251-7500 Email: corporate@australianbauxite.com.au www.australianbauxite.com.au
ASX:ABZ) CEO Ian Levy Talks with Brian Carlton on Bauxite Resource Results
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