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Tellus accompanies Northern Territory Government on trade delegation to Japan
Tellus presented updated project drilling and bulk commodity grade results
Tellus received expressions of interest for salt and kaolin bulk commodity off-take
Tellus agrees roadmap with bulk commodity buyers to get to binding agreements
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Tellus expands its Group Board with the appointment of Mr Ron Sifton
Mr Sifton is an experienced executive in the salt mining and storage business and helped pioneer the industry in Canada
Mr Sifton recently retired as Director and Chief Financial Officer of Newalta, one of North America’s leading waste management and salt storage companies
Mr Sifton has been a shareholder and Director of Tellus subsidiary – Tellus Rockvault P/L since July 2010.
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Tellus has successfully completed an aircore drilling program at Sandy Ridge Project, WA
Sixty-one drill holes completed – 1,864 metres drilled in total
Initial kaolin grade analysis positive – 776 metres sent for further quality analysis to independent laboratories in Australia and the United Kingdom
Results confirm thickness and extent of kaolin bed – potentially low cost capex and opex
Resource modelling and product assessment to take place following quality analysis results
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Tellus expands its Board with the appointment of Dr Nikki Williams as a Director
Nikki has extensive mining, energy, chemical, fund management, waste and advocacy experience
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Tellus expands its Board with the appointment of Philip Garling as Non-Executive Chairman
Philip has 35 years’ experience in the infrastructure, construction and investment sectors
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Tellus Expands Sandy Ridge Technical Team and Commences Pre-feasibility Studies and Pilot Processing Plant
Sandy Ridge technical teams expands with the appointment of:
EPMS Mike Ingram – experienced kaolin operator to provide technical advice on the pre-feasibility studies
Nagrom to analyse kaolin core chip samples and to run kaolin pilot plant in Perth
First Test Minerals Ltd (UK) – Frank Hart to provide specialist testing and technical advice
Building on 63 historic drill hole data and the 50 proposed new holes, Tellus commences prefeasibility study
Pilot to confirm quality of kaolin for high value kaolin markets that include paints, paper coatings, polymer industries and special ceramics.
EOI already received for high value Kaolin offtake from major Asian trading houses
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Wallis Drilling awarded stage one 2,000 m air core drilling contract
Drilling to confirm grade and volume of kaolin and geotechnical criteria linked to site selection
Drilling to commence February 2014 and sample analysis results expected by March 2014
Drilling support service contracts awarded to local WA firms
Tellus’ 100% owned 59km2 Sandy Ridge tenement adjacent to a known thick kaolin bed
63 historic drill holes in the regional project area with 10 on Tellus’ tenement
179 to 512 million ton kaolin JORC exploration targeti
Shallow nature of the kaolin geology promotes low cost drilling, mining capex and opex
EOI already received for high value Kaolin off take from major Asian trading houses
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Tellus completed stage one drilling program at Chandler Salt Mine Project in the Northern Territory
Two holes drilled totalling 1,937 m, Chandler salt bed 260 m thick
Drilling confirms key mine plan assumptions
Independent German salt expert Dr Henry Rauche (ERCOSPLAN) confirms no fatal flaws identified
Next steps:
Core samples to be sent to Australian and German laboratories for detailed chemical and geo-technical analysis
JORC resource report to be prepared by ERCOSPLAN
Definitive feasibility study stage one report expected by April 2014
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Tellus takes opportunity while drilling to host project stakeholders for Chandler site visit
Stakeholders included:
Alice Springs business groups
Station owners
Traditional owners and Central Land Council
Australian, Northern Territory and Local Government
Regulators
Media (ABC television and local newspaper)
International salt expert from Germany
Engineering, construction and operations consultants
Investors and potential offtake customers
Site visits help develop project awareness and good relationships with stakeholders
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Tellus is pleased to announce the receipt of a JORC compliant exploration target1 estimate for its Sandy Ridge Kaolin Project, Western Australia
Tellus’ 100% owned 59km2 Sandy Ridge tenement adjacent to a known thick kaolin bed
The initial exploration target estimate is 179 -512 million tonnes kaolinite and covers 16 km2 (27%) of lease
The exploration target was prepared by Terra Search Pty Ltd
Kaolin is an industrial mineral used in paints, paper coatings, polymer industries and ceramics
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