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The Nolans resource is currently at 18.6 million tonnes of indicated and inferred resources, containing:

  • 577,000 tonnes of REO (grading 3.1% REO),
  • 2.6 million tonnes of phosphate pentoxide (grading 14% P2O5)
  • and 8.7 million pounds of uranium (grading 0.47 lb/T U3O8).

Our work indicates that a larger resource is likely as additional mineralisation has been detected that has not been factored into the resource estimation. We will have a new resource statement available in late 2008 based on an additional 20,000 metre drilling program.

The total indicated and inferred resources as at November 2005 are:

Nolans Resource Classification
 
MT
REO%
REO (kt)
P2O5%
U3O8Ib/T
Total indicated
10.5
3.1
332
13.8
0.50
Total inferred
8.1
3.0
245
14.3
0.43
TOTAL
18.6
3.1
577
14.0
0.47
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Nolans Resource Compared
Project
Resource
By Products
REO Recovery
Baiyunebo Inner Mongolia, China

300mt @

1.5% REO

REO a by product of iron ore separation
~25-50%
Mianning, Sichuan, China
17mt @
3% REO
None
50%
Mountain Pass, USA
12mt @
8% REO
None
50-60%
Mt Weld, Australia

7.7mt @
11.9% REO

None
60%
       
Nolans, Australia
18.6mt @
3.1% REO
Phosphoric Acid,
Calcium Chloride,
Uranium
80-85%
       
Kangankunde Hill, Malawi

11mt @

2% REO

None
Unknown
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