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Anglo Aluminum Discovers New Bauxite at Koumbia, Guinea

18/02/2010 6:07pm

Marketwired Canada


Anglo Aluminum Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ALU) is pleased to report results from the
Gaoual permit on its Koumbia Bauxite Project located in the Boke Bauxite Belt of
northwestern Guinea, West Africa. Fifty-seven aircore drill holes completed on
the Kousidji plateau all intersected between 3 metres and 17 metres of bauxite,
averaging 11.46 metres. Weighted average grades for the 57 holes are 50.01%
Al2O3, with low silica (SiO2) at 2.07% and iron (Fe2O3) at 17.01%. Drill hole
spacing is 300 metres.


Table 1 Phase 1 Results for Gaoual Plateaus, Koba Bauxite Project



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                              Drill    Average
Prospect           AC Holes  Metres  Thickness  Al2O3(%)  SiO2(%)  Fe2O3(%)
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Gaoual Plateaus
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 Kousidji                57   1,026      11.46    50.01     2.18     17.01
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 Bhoundoutchale           6     102       9.00    45.84     2.07     23.24
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No resource estimate has yet been made for the Gaoual plateaus, which are 30
kilometres north of the current Koba bauxite resource. Henceforth, the 130
square kilometre Gaoual permit will be called the "KOUMBIA Project" and the
southerly 406 square kilometre Telimele permit, which hosts the current N.I.
43-101 compliant resource, will be called the "KOBA Project".


In 2007 and 2008, Anglo Aluminum conducted property-wide drill testing of
potentially bauxite-bearing plateaus on its Koba Bauxite Project, completing
2,147 drill holes totalling 36,759 metres in two phases of aircore drilling.
Coffey Mining, managed the drill program on behalf of Anglo Aluminum and West
African Drilling Services provided drill services. All drill samples were
submitted to SGS Mineral Services (Guinee) SARL for sample preparation and
transferred to SGS Canada Inc. for assay analysis by XRF.


Anglo Aluminum conducted a Quality Control / Quality Assurance program that
consisted of inserting 5 different bauxite reference samples at a frequency of
one in every 20 samples. Duplicate field samples were also collected every 20
samples, processed and analyzed in the same manner as the original and
statistically analyzed. In addition, SGS employs their own internal quality
control procedures.


Permit Status

On March 13, Navasota Resources Ltd., now Anglo Aluminum Corp., submitted a
formal application to the Ministry of Mines in Guinea for the renewal of the
permits for a 2 year period subject to a 50% reduction in the area of the
permits. On March 27th, the Arrete was issued for permits covering the Telimele
block (406 km2) and Gaoual block (130 km2). The Telimele permit covers all the
resources identified in the 2009 estimate and the Gaoual permit covers the
Kousidji plateau where recently received results suggest a significant resource
of high quality bauxite may be located.


In early May 2009, Navasota Resources Ltd., now Anglo Aluminum entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Guinean Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water
allowing for the sale of the project's mineral resources. Anglo Aluminum is
working with the Ministry to identify acceptable, potential purchasers for its
bauxite resources and endeavour to complete a sale in a timely manner. The
Ministry shall provide all requisite approvals for the sale and, in
consideration of this, Anglo Aluminum would pay 50% of net proceeds to the
Ministry.


Current Project Status

The analysis of some 6787 samples by XRF is all but complete. Only 19 samples
remain to be reported. The majority of these results cover portions of bauxitic
plateaus not currently in the Koba resource estimate, including part of
Kouraidendeli, Sapi North and South, and the Central plateaus with the remainder
covering the Kousidji plateaus described above. Also, analyses completed after
October 31, 2008 (not including the 6787 samples above) were not used for Koba
resource modelling and these will also be included in an updated resource report
for the Koba Project.


A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is proposed to investigate the economics
of building a mine at Koba and/or Koumbia.




--  update the resource estimate
--  complete grade continuity studies to facilitate upgrading resource
    classifications
--  targeted drilling to support grade continuity studies and generate
    samples for additional bulk density and mineralogical studies
--  further metallurgical test work
--  identify most prospective areas for initial development, i.e. starter
    pit(s)
--  identify and cost required infrastructure development, including roads,
    possible rail spurs, other transportation support, and mining
    infrastructure



Koba Resource Estimate

Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. (SWRPA) completed the initial
resource estimate based on 2147 drill holes totalling 36,759 metres. Total
Indicated resources are estimated at 343,183,000 tonnes averaging 42.78% Al2O3,
2.85% SiO2, and 27.83% Fe2O3 (Table 1), and an additional 63,342,000 tonnes
averaging 43.81% Al2O3, 2.74% SiO2, and 26.76% Fe2O3 classified as Inferred
resources.


Table 2: Indicated Bauxite Resources, Koba Bauxite Project



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                                  Al2O3  Fe2O3   SiO2   TiO2    CaO    MgO
Plateau                  Tonnage     (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)
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Eastern Plateaus
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 Farenya              32,020,000  41.28  29.49   2.93   3.01   0.01   0.04
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Madina Diang+Tito   100,836,000  41.65  29.53   2.69   2.57   0.01   0.04
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 Nomo                120,553,000  43.58  26.77   2.74   2.29   0.01   0.03
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ouda                 43,411,000  43.73  26.86   2.84   2.20   0.01   0.02
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Western Plateaus
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 Foye                 14,802,000  42.58  26.94   3.72   2.08   0.01   0.03
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 Kouraidendeli        31,561,000  43.62  26.52   3.33   2.07   0.02   0.03
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TOTAL                343,183,000  42.78  27.83   2.85   2.40   0.01   0.03
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


Table 3: Inferred Bauxite Resources, Koba Bauxite Project

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                                  Al2O3  Fe2O3   SiO2   TiO2    CaO    MgO
Plateau                  Tonnage     (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)
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Eastern Plateaus
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 Akounedjande          1,942,000  39.65  31.92   2.80   2.83   0.01   0.01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Plateaus
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 Fakkerefonye         31,970,000  44.87  25.08   2.82   2.50   0.01   0.03
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Killikocco            7,944,000  41.41  30.19   2.54   2.73   0.02   0.02
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 Ore Pousse 1          1,137,000  41.33  30.27   2.79   1.91   0.02   0.03
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 Ore Pousse 2          7,439,000  44.18  26.33   2.87   2.32   0.02   0.04
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 Touguiwel Competa    14,852,000  42.84  28.49   2.63   2.29   0.01   0.05
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL                 63,342,000  43.81  26.76   2.74   2.44   0.01   0.03
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--  CIM definitions for Mineral Resources were used.
--  Cut-off criteria:       Al2O3             greater than 35%
                            Fe2O3             less than 35%
                            SiO2              less than 6%
                            TiO2              less than 5%
                            CaO               less than 0.2%
                            MgO               less than 0.2%
                            Al2O3/SiO2        greater than 10
--  Minimum mining thickness 2 metres
--  Maximum strip ratio (waste to ore) 3:1



Based on this work, SWRPA concluded the following:



--  Drill spacing of 300m x 300m - Inferred resources; 150m x 150m -
    Indicated resources
--  Additional bulk density work is warranted.
--  Determine Available Bayer Extractable Alumina (ABEA) and reactive silica
    (R SiO2).
--  There is excellent potential to expand resources at Nomo, Kouraidendeli,
    Sapi North, and Sapi South.



SWRPA recommended the following:

Phase 1



--  Update the mineral resource estimates once the outstanding assay data is
    available.
--  Conduct a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) based on two scenarios:
    --  bauxite mining with sale of bauxite to a third party
    --  integrated mine/refinery complex
--  Develop an accurate topographic base map



Bomb Tests

Twelve samples were shipped to UltraTrace Laboratories in Perth Australia to
carry out Bayer Bomb Tests. The point of the tests is to provide some
understanding on how Koba bauxite may perform metallurgically. The tests measure
the amount of available alumina (Av Al2O3) and reactive silica (R SiO2), both
key figures in bauxite metallurgy. The 12 samples were each tested 3 times for a
total of 36 determinations (see Table below). Key major element constituents
such as TiO2 and Fe2O3 were measured by ICP methods. Results appear to be very
favourable to the recovery of aluminum from Koba bauxite.


Table 4: Summary of Bomb Test Results



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                 Run #1          Run #2          Run #3          AVERAGE
            ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 Av              Av              Av              Av
SAMPLE ID    Al2O3%  RSiO2%  Al2O3%  RSiO2%  Al2O3%  RSiO2%  Al2O3%  RSiO2%
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BT 001        47.40    0.60   48.00    0.70   48.20    0.70   47.87    0.67
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BT 002        45.90    0.80   46.80    0.90   46.80    0.80   46.50    0.83
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BT 003        46.80    1.20   48.50    1.20   48.70    1.20   48.00    1.20
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BT 004        48.00    1.00   48.70    1.00   48.90    1.10   48.53    1.03
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BT 005        44.40    1.80   45.50    1.80   45.70    1.80   45.20    1.80
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BT 006        37.40    1.50   38.00    1.50   38.20    1.50   37.87    1.50
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BT 007        43.80    3.00   45.10    3.10   45.00    3.10   44.63    3.07
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BT 008        39.30    3.10   40.00    3.10   39.90    3.10   39.73    3.10
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BT 009        41.70    0.40   42.70    0.50   42.50    0.50   42.30    0.47
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BT 010        34.20    1.90   35.50    2.00   35.50    2.10   35.07    2.00
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BT 011        41.60    1.70   41.90    1.70   42.10    1.70   41.87    1.70
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BT 012        46.10    1.10   46.80    1.20   47.20    1.20   46.70    1.17
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Average       43.05    1.51   43.96    1.56   44.06    1.57   43.69    1.54
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Social and Environmental

A high level preliminary environmental and social review (PER) of the project
area was completed in late 2008 by Scott Wilson, London office. A 12-page letter
report recommended the following be initiated with an economic assessment:




--  Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (screening, scoping, and
    ESIA)
--  Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
--  Baseline Studies covering ecological and social surveys be initiated
    with stakeholder engagement.



The final report identified the Guinean administrative and regulatory framework,
the international regulatory framework, and the natural and human environment of
the project area.


Christopher J. Wild, P.Eng., Vice-President and Director of Anglo Aluminum., and
a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, has
reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.


For more information on Anglo Aluminum and the Koba Bauxite Project, please
visit: www.angloaluminum.com.


On behalf of the Board of Directors

James T. Gillis, President

Anglo Aluminum Corp.

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