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ALU Anglo Aluminum Corp.

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Anglo Aluminum Gets Title Extension for Koba Koumbia and Renewal for Mamou-Dalaba Bauxite Interests in Guinea, West Africa

03/01/2013 3:36pm

Marketwired Canada


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Anglo Aluminum Corp. ("Anglo") (TSX VENTURE:ALU) is pleased to report that the
Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, has
granted, on December 26th, 2012, under Decree No. 2431/MMG/CAB/CPDM/2012, a one
year extension to the Koba Koumbia permit held by Anglo's 51% owned subsidiary
Amig Navasota Mining International SARL ("AMIG"). The permit, comprising two
licences covering 536 square kilometres, is now in good standing until December
26, 2013.


In addition, on December 24, 2012, the Minister of Mines and Geology of the
Republic of Guinea also granted Anglo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Societe
Guineenne de Fer et de Bauxite ("SGFB"), the first renewal for its Mamou-Dalaba
permit, under Decree No. A 2012/10599/MMG/SGG, valid for a period of 2 years. 


"Given that the Mines Minister recently commented that more than 75 % of mining
permits granted by Guinea before 2011 are inactive and should be cancelled, we
believe that the extension of Anglo's permits is confirmation that we are
recognized by the government as being good corporate citizens doing valid
exploration and development work in Guinea," stated Jim Gillis, CEO of Anglo.


Now that the Koba, Koumbia and Mamou-Dalaba permits have been extended and
renewed, it is Anglo's intention to proceed with a previously announced business
reorganization (see Anglo News Release of April 26, 2012) by transferring all of
the issued and outstanding shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Societe
Guineenne de Fer et de Bauxite, a company incorporated under the laws of the
Republic of Guinea that holds the Mamou-Dalaba bauxite exploration permits, to
Anglo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Africa Bauxite Corp., concurrent with an
application for the shares of Africa Bauxite Corp. to be listed on the TSX
Venture Exchange. Should the reorganization complete as planned, Anglo
shareholders will become shareholders of Africa Bauxite Corp. The proposed
reorganization is intended to maximize shareholder value and liquidity, as well
as create operating efficiencies.


At this time, Anglo has not made a formal application for the shares of Africa
Bauxite Corp. to be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, completion
of the proposed reorganization is subject to financing as well as the approval
of Anglo's shareholders and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Accordingly,
no assurance can be given that the proposed reorganization will be completed as
envisaged, nor that Anglo will achieve its reorganization objectives.


Anglo plans to conduct a non-brokered private placement of up to 6,000,000 units
of Anglo (the "Unit") at a price of $0.05 per Unit for aggregate proceeds of up
to $300,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of Anglo
and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant, each whole warrant
entitling the holder to purchase one additional Anglo common share at a price of
$0.10 for two years from the closing of the offering, subject to accelerated
expiry in certain circumstances. Shares acquired by the placees, and shares
which may be acquired upon the exercise of the share purchase warrants, will be
subject to a hold period of four months plus one day from the date of completion
of the financing in accordance with applicable securities legislation. Finders'
fees in amounts yet to be determined may be paid to persons who introduce the
company to investors. Funds raised by this private placement will be used for
the proposed spinout and for general corporate purposes.


Koba and Koumbia Bauxite Projects

AMIG is the legal and recorded holder of one mineral exploration permit for two
mining research licenses, covering the Koba and Koumbia projects, granted by the
Ministry of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea. Anglo currently owns
51% of AMIG and retains the right to earn a 100% interest by paying
US$15,000,000 (towards which a US$150,000 deposit has been paid) and issuing
15,000,000 of its common shares to African Mining International S.A.R.L.
("AMSI"), the company that owns the remaining 49% of AMIG. 


Koumbia Bauxite Project

At the Koumbia property, located in Gaoual prefecture, auger drilling completed
in May of 2010 totalled 2,869 metres in 190 holes and tightened the drill hole
spacing to 150 metres from the 300 metre drill spacing executed in 2008. In
addition, 57 aircore holes were drilled on the Kounsidji Plateau and six aircore
holes were drilled on the nearby Bhoundoutchale Plateau. In addition, 4 auger
drill holes twinned existing aircore drill holes. Bulk densities were determined
for samples collected from hand-dug pits at Kounsidji. Indicated resources at
Koumbia, all on the Kounsidji Plateau, total 129.8 million tonnes grading 48.40%
Al2O3, 1.90% SiO2, and 19.80% Fe2O3.


Koba Bauxite Project

Bauxite resources at Koba, located in Telemele prefecture, were initially
estimated by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates ("SWRPA") using only data
available as of October 31, 2008. As a result, only 58% of the holes from
Kouraidendeli, 82% from Nomo, and 0% from Sapi, Kounsitikhe, and Tenkere were
included in the 2009 resource estimate. Since that date, additional assay data
from those 5 plateaus were received and incorporated into the resource models.
Coffey Mining Pty. Ltd. ("Coffey") then updated the resource estimates for each
of those 5 plateaus, bringing the total Indicated Resources to 501 million
tonnes at an average grade of 42.90% Al2O3, 2.79% SiO2, and 27.81% Fe2O3.
Inferred Resources total 65.3 million tonnes averaging 43.70% Al2O3, 2.759%
SiO2, and 26.91% Fe2O3.


The December 2010 resource estimate utilized the entire drill hole database of
35,631 metres in 2,084 drill holes completed in two phases of aircore drilling
over 24 bauxite plateaus. Phase 1 drilling was designed to confirm the presence
of bauxite mineralization on 24 target plateaus identified through Aster
satellite imagery analyses. This initial phase of drilling totalled 9,538 metres
and consisted of 495 shallow holes at 300 and 600-metre hole spacings. Phase 2
drilling, totalling 26,093 metres in 1,589 holes, reduced the drill spacing to
150-metres on 12 plateaus previously covered by Phase 1 drilling. Phase 2
drilling allowed SWRPA and Coffey to determine the continuity, grade and
thickness variability of bauxite mineralization; all necessary parameters for
resource modelling. Mineral resources were estimated using cut-off grades of
greater than 35% Al2O3, less than 35% Fe2O3, less than 6% SiO2, less than 5%
TiO2, less than 0.2% CaO, less than 0.2% MgO, and Al2O3/SiO2 greater than 10. A
minimum mining thickness of 2 metres and a maximum stripping ratio of 3:1
(waste: ore) were used in the estimation process. Resources are classified as
Indicated based on drill holes spaced 150 metres apart. Inferred resources are
based on drill hole spaced 300 metres apart. 


Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC)

Coffey managed the drill programs on behalf of Anglo, and West African Drilling
Services ("WADS") provided aircore drill services. Toumnyne SARL of Guinea
conducted the auger drilling on Kounsidji Plateau in spring 2010. All drill
samples collected from Koba and the initial 57 drill holes at Koumbia were
submitted to SGS Mineral Services (Guinea) SARL for sample preparation and
transferred to SGS Canada Inc. for assay analysis by XRF. Samples collected from
the auger program were sent to SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd. for XRF. A duplicate
field sample was inserted for every 20 samples. One of 5 different bauxite
standard samples was inserted in every 20-sample lot. SGS also inserted
duplicates, standards, and blanks for internal QA/QC.


Mamou-Dalaba Bauxite Project

Mamou-Dalaba consists of three blocks in one permit totalling 934 km2, situated
in southwestern Guinea, 100 kilometres east of the capital, Conakry. The main
national highway and the old Trans Guinean Railway right of way traverse the
southeast corner of the property. 


On November 16, 2010, Anglo announced results from the initial drill campaign on
the Mamou-Dalaba project. This regionally focused, first-pass drill program
tested priority targets identified through analysis of ASTER satellite imagery
of the area and consisted of 48 auger-type drill holes totalling 519 metres
spaced at 1,200 metres along a series of bauxitic plateaus in the east-central
part of the project area. Drill results confirmed the presence of moderate to
high-grade bauxite on 9 plateaus covering an area 5 kilometres by 20 kilometres.
Highlights included 15 metres assaying 43.79% Al2O3, 10 metres of 41.53% Al2O3,
and 8 metres of 46.81% Al2O3.


A proposed rail line supporting the Kalia iron ore development project of
AIM-listed Bellzone Mining plc ("Bellzone") to a port just south of Conakry
would run less than 60 kilometres south of Mamou-Dalaba. On October 24, 2011,
Anglo announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bellzone
regarding Anglo's access as a third party commercial user of port and rail
infrastructure being developed by China International Fund Limited for
Bellzone's flagship Kalia Project.


Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC)

Coffey managed the drill programs from their Accra, Ghana office on behalf of
Anglo. Toumnyne SARL of Guinea conducted the auger drilling at Mamou-Dalaba in
June 2010. Samples collected from the auger drilling, under the supervision of
Coffey geologists, were sent to SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd. for analysis by XRF
methods. A duplicate field sample was inserted for every 20 samples and one of 5
different bauxite standard samples was inserted in every 20-sample lot. SGS also
inserted duplicates, standards, and blanks for internal QA/QC.


Qualified Person

Christopher J. Wild, P.Eng., a director of Anglo and its Chief Operating Officer
and Vice President Exploration, is a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the exploration information and
technical disclosure in this news release. 


This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking" statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates",
"projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions
"will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although we believe the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance
and actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking
statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and
opinions of our management on the date the statements are made. Anglo Aluminum
Corp. undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the
event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should
change, except as required by law.


THIS PRESS RELEASE, REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAWS, IS NOT FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES,
AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL
ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE SECURITIES
HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATED SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS UNLESS REGISTERED OR EXEMPT
THEREFROM.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Anglo Aluminum Corp.
Jim Gillis
250-374-7377
www.angloaluminum.com

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