About us
Queensland Bauxite Limited holds in excess of 7,180 km2 of bauxite prospective terrain in Queensland, Australia.
The company’s focus centres on defining significant bauxite resources with a view to commencing direct shipping ore (DSO) bauxite mining and export operations in the near-term.
Queensland Bauxite Limited believes the East Australian Bauxite Province (stretching from Queensland to New South Wales) has been considerably under-explored and has the potential to become a world-class bauxite province.
Queensland Bauxite Limited is one of the few companies offering exposure to the bauxite industry, currently characterised by rapidly growing international demand. The company is targeting long-life DSO operations and believes it has positioned itself before the predicted rise in bauxite prices.
Queensland Bauxite Limited’s strategy entails:
- Defining high quality DSO bauxite resources close to port and infrastructure
- Shipping DSO bauxite ore to Asian alumina refineries
- Using initial DSO cash flow to fund further exploration and DSO production expansion
- Continuing bauxite exports and considering domestic sales to Australian alumina refineries
- Defining a sufficient economic bauxite resource to warrant the establishment of an alumina refinery
Following the completion of a comprehensive study, mapping and review process, the company has acquired projects that offer significant prospects for the attainment of high quality gibbsitic bauxite with a low reactive silica content close to key road, rail and port infrastructure.
Queensland Bauxite Limited’s projects include:
- The North Queensland Projects
- The South Queensland Projects
Bauxite
- Bauxite is refined into alumina which is smelted into aluminium
- Australia is the largest producer of Alumina in the world
- Improving market fundamentals – strong medium to long term outlook
Bauxite is a naturally occurring, heterogeneous material composed primarily of one or more aluminum hydroxide minerals, plus various mixtures of silica, iron oxide, titania, aluminosilicate, and other impurities in minor or trace amounts. The principal aluminum hydroxide minerals found in varying proportions with bauxites are gibbsite and the polymorphs boehmite and diaspore. Bauxites are typically classified according to their intended commercial application: abrasive, cement, chemical, metallurgical, refractory, etc.
Bauxite is usually strip mined (surface mining) because it is almost always found near the surface of the terrain, with little or no overburden. Approximately 95% of the world's bauxite production is processed first into alumina, and then into aluminium by electrolysis. Bauxite rocks are typically classified according to their intended commercial application: metallurgical, abrasive, cement, chemical, and refractory.
The bulk of world bauxite production (approximately 85%) is used as feed for the manufacture of alumina via a wet chemical caustic leach method commonly known as the Bayer process. Subsequently, the majority of the resulting alumina produced from this refining process is in turn employed as the feedstock for the production of aluminium metal by the electrolytic reduction of alumina in a molten bath of natural or synthetic cryolite (Na3AlF6), the Hall-Héroult process.
The Bauxite to Aluminium Cycle
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LIMITED (ASX: QBL) ACN 124 873 507.
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- All references to future production and production targets and port access made in relation to QBL are subject to the completion of all necessary feasibility studies, permitting, construction, financing arrangements port access and execution of infrastructure-related agreements. Where such a reference are made, it should be read subject to this paragraph and in conjunction with further information about the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, as well as the Competent Persons' Statements.
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- References to targets of Bauxite “tonnage”, “reserves”, “resources”, “ore” and “grades” are only conceptual in nature as, where these targets are mentioned there has been insufficient or unverified exploration data to define a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.
- The information in this website to which this statement is attached that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by by Dr Robert Coenraads (BA Hons, MSc, PhD) and Mark Derriman (BAppSc Hons, MSc, MBA). Dr Coenraads is a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mark Derriman is a full time employee of the Company. Dr Coenraads and Mr Derriman have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking and to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves". Dr Coenraads and Mr Derriman consent to the inclusion in the website of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
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ASX listed Queensland Bauxite Limited (ASX: QBL) is focussed on defining significant bauxite resources with a view to commencing direct shipping ore (DSO) bauxite mining and export operations in the near-term
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FAQs
What are the head office contact details for Australian Gold Investments Limited?
Level 34, 50 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Phone: +61 (0)2 8216 0777
Fax: +61 (0)2 8216 0788
Which stock exchange is Australian Gold Investments Limited listed on?
Australain Gold Investments Limited is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ticker code AGV) the home exchange is Perth.
Who are the auditors for Australian Gold Investments Limited?
Nexia Court & Co.
Level 29, Australia Square
264-278 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
What is Australian Gold Investments Limited's principal share registry?
Computer Share Registry Services Pty Ltd
Level 2, Reserve Bank Building
45 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9323 2000
Fax: (08) 9323 2033
Management
Pnina Feldman - Executive Chairperson
Pnina was the founding Chairperson of Australian Gold Investments Limited (now Queensland Bauxite Limited). Throughout her extensive 20-year involvement in the mineral exploration industry, Pnina has consistently demonstrated a world-class aptitude for sourcing, negotiating and developing exploration and resource projects both locally and internationally. She has successfully negotiated many joint ventures with major companies including BHP and De Beers, and was also the founder and Executive Chairperson of the publicly-listed Diamond Rose NL. Pnina studied Law and Arts at Melbourne University before attending Gateshead, England, where she studied teaching, religion and education. She has been the founder of numerous communal, educational, charitable and women's awareness initiatives, and in 2007 received the Wentworth community award for outstanding community service.
Sholom Feldman - Executive Director
Sholom was a founding director of Australian Gold Investments Limited (now Queensland Bauxite Limited) and its CEO and Company Secretary from inception in 2007. Sholom has extensive general commercial management experience and has performed considerable management and company secretarial work for both listed and unlisted companies. Having previously held the position of General Manager with publicly listed Diamond Rose NL between 1999 and 2005, he currently holds the positions of director and manager with a number of public and private companies including being the managing director and secretary of US listed Volcan Holdings Inc, a company he co-founded. Sholom has also been instrumental in negotiating, financing, sourcing, developing and managing many exploration projects internationally in a wide varied range of both precious and bulk commodities ranging from diamonds and sapphires to iron ore. Amongst these many projects were the purchases of the Guanaco Gold-Copper Mine in Chile from the Canadian Kinross Gold Corporation and subsequently purchasing Kinross’ portfolio of Australian gold assets, the sale to Murchison Metals of the Rocklea iron ore project, and directing and managing Volcan’s and QBL’s identification, acquisition and development of their large bauxite exploration portfolio. He studied at the International MBA program at Bar Ilan University in Israel and has also completed a Company Secretarial Practice and Meetings course with the Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries Australia.
Russell Williams - Non-Executive Director
Russell is a qualified mechanical engineer with over 30 years experience in the bauxite and alumina industry, in various roles for Alcoa Inc. In his final three years with Alcoa, Russell was President of Boke Services, the managing company of Company Bauxite de Guinee (CBG) (Alcoa JV), and in that role was responsible for all activity at the operation that ships over 13 million tonnes of bauxite per year. Prior to this role, Russell was involved in all aspects of bauxite production for Alcoa Inc ranging from exploration through to project development and operations. He managed the West Australian bauxite mining operations at the Huntly Mine which in 1999 was producing 11 million tonnes of bauxite per year and is now producing in excess of 23 million tones. He then had oversight of all of Alcoa’s global mining activity in Brazil, Jamaica and Suriname, During this period he was also responsible for the initial development and growth of the bauxite resource of the Juruti bauxite mine in Brazil which was commissioned two years ago and now ships 4 million tonnes of bauxite per year.
Paul Stephenson - Non-Executive Director
Paul holds degrees in law and the arts and is a partner with Australian national law firm, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers. Specialising in the areas of public and private fundraising, initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies, he has acted for companies listed in multiple jurisdictions. Possessing an extensive array of experience, he has acted on behalf of companies in industry sectors including mining and resources, financial markets, pay TV retailing, mobile telephony, automated teller machines and listed investment companies and trusts.
Mark Derriman - Chief Operations Officer
Mark is a qualified geologist with 25-years’ industry experience, Mark has managed numerous gold, copper, nickel, iron ore and coal exploration programs from the conceptual studies phase through to the resource drilling stage. A member and former committee member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, his career to date has seen him work for companies including Peko Wallsend, Ashton Gold, Normandy Mining, Mincor Nickel and Aquila Resources. As an integral part of exploration-development teams, Mark has been involved in the delineation of over 1M ounces of gold resources in Western Australia as well as the establishment of an iron ore portfolio for Aquila Resources through tenement applications and joint ventures.
Dr Robert Coenraads - Principal Project Geologist
Robert is a qualified geologist, geophysicist and gemologist with over 30-years’ experience in the field of international exploration and mining. He has written four internationally published books on geology and has also penned 40 scientific papers and numerous independent and company reports. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Australia (GAA). He completed his Ph.D. at Macquarie University, Sydney, his Diploma in Gemmology at the GAA, his M.Sc. at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and his BA(Hons.) in geology and geophysics at Macquarie University.
Corporate Advisors
Hartleys Limited
Level 6, 141 St George's Terrace
PERTH WA 6000
Ph: +61 8 9268 2821
Fax: +61 8 9268 2830
www.hartleys.com.au
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Projects
| Project Areas |
Project |
Land Holding (km2) |
Exploration Target |
Approx. distance to
nearest port (km) |
| North Queensland Projects |
South Johnstone |
261 |
200 – 250Mt1 |
18 |
| Ravenshoe East |
375 |
TBA |
40 |
| Ravenshoe |
108 |
TBA |
60 |
| Atherton |
393 |
TBA |
80 |
| South Queensland Projects |
Childers |
93 |
TBA |
80 |
| Pittsworth |
1,422 |
TBA |
100 |
| Kingaroy |
2,814 |
250 – 300Mt2 |
125 |
TBA – to be announced following further workings
- The South Johnstone Project exploration target is 200 – 250 Mt with an acid soluble alumina range of 31% to 40%
- The Kingaroy Project exploration target is 250 – 300Mt with an Al203avl% range of 30% to 50% and this exploration target applies only one of the many tenements within the Kingaroy Project
Project Locations
| Project Areas |
Project |
Land Holding (km2) |
Exploration Target |
Approx. distance to
nearest port (km) |
| North Queensland Projects |
South Johnstone |
400 |
200 – 250Mt1 |
18 |
| Ravenshoe East |
278 |
TBA |
40 |
| Ravenshoe |
115 |
TBA |
60 |
| Atherton |
419 |
TBA |
80 |
| South Queensland Projects |
Childers |
313 |
TBA |
80 |
| Pittsworth |
1,827 |
TBA |
100 |
| Kingaroy |
3,828 |
250 – 300Mt2 |
125 |
TBA – to be announced following further workings
- The South Johnstone Project exploration target is 200 – 250 Mt with an acid soluble alumina range of 31% to 40%
- The Kingaroy Project exploration target is 250 – 300Mt with an Al203avl% range of 30% to 50% and this exploration target is in respect of only one of the many tenements within the Kingaroy Project
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Welcome
Queensland Bauxite Limited holds in excess of 7,180 km2 of bauxite prospective terrain in Queensland, Australia.
The company’s focus centres on defining significant bauxite resources with a view to commencing direct shipping ore (DSO) bauxite mining and export operations in the near-term.
Queensland Bauxite Limited believes the East Australian Bauxite Province (stretching from Queensland to New South Wales) has been considerably under-explored and has the potential to become a world-class bauxite province.
Queensland Bauxite Limited is one of the few companies offering exposure to the bauxite industry, currently characterised by rapidly growing international demand. The company is targeting long-life DSO operations and believes it has positioned itself before the predicted rise in bauxite prices.