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KAOLIN

NOT JUST FORINDIGESTION.

Sue Border


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COMMERCIAL KAOLIN

White (white firing) non-swelling clayWhite (white firing) non-swelling clay- Also called China Clay- Also called China Clay

Dominantly kaoliniteDominantly kaolinite

World ProductionWorld Production 3mt!a ("#$3%)3mt!a ("#$3%)

&'!ort markets&'!ort markets mt!amt!a


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USES OF KAOLIN

v Pa!ermaking Pigment*illerCoating

v Pigment in !aintinks +igh

v Plastics,u%%er aluev Ceramics

o .ineral *iller /ow alue Productso #ource of Al013

o ,efractories


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Commercial EconomicsPREMIUM GRADE CRITERIA

A high !riced 2aolin has v #u!erior 4rightness

v #u!erior Whitenessv Desired !article si5e

v +igh o!acity (good hiding !ower)

v Chemical !urity

v /ow 6iscosity (for !a!er markets)

v 1ther !ro!erties - a%rasi6ity7 conducti6ity7etc


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#Deman'v Pa!er demand increases with


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TASMANIA

NEW ZEALAND

USA

EUROPE

AND

MIDDLE

EAST

INDONESIA

THAILAND

MALAYSIA

AUSTRALIA

>APA?KOREA

TAIWAN

PROJECTPROJECT

LOCATIONLOCATION

CCANADAANADAWest CoastWest Coast

CHINA


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KAOLIN FORMATION

v Economic deposits mainlyweathering related

v Associated with laterite and bauxitev ormed in wet!dry tropical climate

v O"er #$%%m rain pa

v Leaching process


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MORE EFFECTI*E LEAC)ING

v *ore water .low/.resh water 0 permeability1

v *ore timev *ore bugs

v Acid groundwater /oxidising

organics1

Parent is only important if time isshort or leaching is slow.


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REMO*AL OF IRON

v errous leached more easily than.erric2

v Least iron 3ust below lowest watertable

v But leaching is slow below the water

tablev Organic grey 4aolins .ormed here2


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DIAGENESIS OF KAOLIN

eldspars 0 clays 4aolinite

Kaolinite increases in grain si5e

The perfect kaolin recipe6ormed below water table then

raised abo"e it


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SKARDON RI*ER KAOLIN #

'isco-er.

Andrew in lease

(arget o. ?Bulimba@ 4aolin .ound

Older weathering 4aolin noted2

Samples to -SI)O


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SKARDON RI*ER KAOLIN #e/&lora!ion %is!or &re SRK

v ;@:6 +rilled 8 holes6 geologyonly

v ;@ - ; Bul4 sampling 0testwor4

v ;36 #== )- holes6 geology 0

CclayDv ;B 6 #% ++ holes

v ;B - 6 (esting selected drill

samples


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MISTAKES..

o No initial raw "alues

o +id not relate metallurgy to geology

o ,oor technical 4nowledge at boardle"el

o *o"ing goal posts

o )olls )oyce planto *a3or cost o"er6runs

o No coordination o.

consultants!contractors


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GEOLOGICAL )ISTOR+..

Cretaceous - Marine Shale


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U&li0! an' (ea!%erin...

Rolling Downs Formation

Claystone


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(ea!%erin !o 2a1/i!e


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Fl1-ial C%annel De-elo&s

Namaleta Creek Floo!lain


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F1r!%er (ea!%erin...

Flu"ial

#$

Claystone


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Clas!one Minin


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Conc%oi'al clas!one


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Fl1-ial in e/&lora!ion &i!

% t &l t


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ML an' Drillin

%et &lant

DR'LLH(L)S *ND

(+,L'N) (F FL+'*L

CH*NN)L

.reen / RC holes

Black / *#L grae control holes


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RESOURCES

&ur!le / inferre claystone

.rey / measure claystone

Blue / inferre flu"ial


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Reso1rce S1mmar

In %%%s t *easured Indicated In.erred

-laystone F% 8>% $G>%%

*eas HInd

claystone ;9:

lu"ial 9>= FG>9%

,otal 011 years at 234111t!a5


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S"ar'on Kaolin Pro&er!ies

-laystone

K lu"ial

rit content

/H F$ 1

; $; $$;

6F$ psd 9%; 6# 9$; 6# =%; 6#

BrightnessG

6$ (ISO%)

$ % 9%

7ydrous

prodDt (ISO%)

9% 9% H=% H=$

-alcined

bright 6ness

8% J 8#2$ = 8#


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+ydrous 2aolins+ydrous 2aolins

Plant ca!acity 97t!a

Wide range ofindustrial a!!lications

,e!resents the %ulk ofworld su!!ly

8arget of !aint ru%%er markets

"ar'on Pro'1c!Rane CalcinedCalcined

2aolins2aolins

Plant ca!acity 97

t!a

+igher !erformance 4etter %rightness7

o!acity

Com!etes with 8i10 Premium !rice /imited num%er of

!roducers

Paint7 ru%%er7 !a!er


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!ae 3 Processin4 (e!Plan!Kaolin OreKaolin Ore

BlungerBlunger

Degritting CentrifugeDegritting Centrifuge

Decanter CentrifugeDecanter Centrifuge

Disc-nozzle CentrifugeDisc-nozzle Centrifuge

High Gradient Magnet SearatorHigh Gradient Magnet Searator

Me!"rane #ilterMe!"rane #ilter

$ieline to Dr% $lant$ieline to Dr% $lant

SandSand

&ailings Da!&ailings Da!

Dela!inating Mill'Dela!inating Mill'

(eaching circuit(eaching circuit


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!ae 5 Processin4 Dr.Plan!$ieline fro! Wet $lant$ieline fro! Wet $lant

Sra% Dr%erSra% Dr%er$ul)eriser$ul)eriser

Calcining KilnCalcining Kiln

$ul)eriser$ul)eriser

CA/C?&DCA/C?&D

2A1/?2A1/?

+ED,1"#+ED,1"#

2A1/?2A1/?


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MAJOR (ORLD DEPOSITS


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Georia # Economics

A+AN(AES

v (wo types o. 4aolin

v Expertisev )eputation

v (ransport .or E&SA 0 Europe

+ISA+AN(AES

v Older updated

plantsv *ine locations

v 7igh strippingratios

v (ransport to Asia


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Ama6on Geolo

&nder bauxite exposed on slopes2

)io MariJ ,lioceneG "ery .ine grained

9$; 6> micron2 m thic4 deposit2)io -apimJ also (ertiary2 -oarser

than Mari2 (hinner and some grit2


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Ama6on Economics

A+AN(AES

ine Kaolin

*odern plant

+ISA+AN(AES

v ,ipeline distance

v (ransport to Asia


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1mmar. o0 !%e "ar'onRi-er Kaolin Pro7ec! /ong mine life/ong mine life


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