Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) Appoints John Dawkins as Director

Sydney, Dec 7, 2011 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) (ASX:ABZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Dawkins A.O. as an independent Director to the Board.

Mr Dawkins earliest exposure to the mining industry was when as Minister for Trade (1984- 1987) in the Hawke Government he was responsible for the administration of export controls on certain minerals until he proposed the abolition of these arrangements in order to improve the operation of the market. During his time in Government, Mr Dawkins served in a number of other portfolios including Minister for Finance (1983-1984), Minister for Employment, Education and Training (1987-1991) and Treasurer (1991-1993) in the Keating Government.

Mr Dawkins brings to ABx a wealth of governance experience, including prominent roles in public and private institutions. He chairs the Australian Qualifications Framework Council and the Board of Governors of the Institute for International Trade at the University of Adelaide and is on the unlisted Government Board of Relations Australia Advisory Ltd.

Mr Dawkins is currently a Director of Archer Exploration Limited, and is Chairman of Sovereign Gold Company Limited and Integrated Legal Holdings Limited.

ABx Chairman, Peter Meers welcomed Mr Dawkins, "The Board anticipates that Mr Dawkins will significantly contribute towards the rapid growth of ABx during 2012 and beyond."

About ABx Group Limited

ABx Group Limited (ABx) (ASX:ABX) is a uniquely positioned Australian company delivering materials for a cleaner future.

The three priority projects are:

- Heavy rare earths: Supplying light and heavy rare earths from Tasmania into Western supply chains

o Processing Options Analysis conducted in partnership with external experts

- Clean fluorine chemical production: Producing industrial chemicals from aluminium smelter by-product (ALCORE)

o Continuous pilot plant under construction in Bell Bay, Tasmania

- Near-term bauxite production: Mining bauxite resources for the aluminium, cement and fertiliser industries

o Agreements executed with Good Importing International for bauxite projects in Queensland and New South Wales, and $2.7 million initial payment has been received

o Approvals well advanced for DL130 bauxite project in northern Tasmania

ABx endorses best practices on agricultural land and strives to leave land and environment better than we find it. We only operate where welcomed.

   

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