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TE 11 February 20111 Australian A
rare earth
hs company Arafura Resource
es Limited (ASX: AR
RU) (A
Arafura or the Compaany) is pleaased to pro
ovide an up
pdate on prrogress of the t
calcium chlo
oride recycle part of its i demonstration pro
ogram for key k aspects of raare earths p
processing ttechnology.. The work str
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ream to dem
monstrate tthe process in which caalcium chloride is reactted with sulphur
w
ric acid to ggenerate hyydrochloric aacid for reu
use, and calcium sulphaate (ggypsum) pro
oduct for saale, is progrressing veryy well. The demons
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stration faciilities locateed at AMMTEC in Pertth have beeen successfu
ully pre‐commiss
p
sioned. Full trials with
h chemicalss have now
w commencced. Arafuraa is being assiste
b
ed by experrts from McGill Universsity in Canad
da. There has al
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lready been
n interest in
n the gypsum product.. One majorr gypsum user has sent one
h
e of their exxperts to vieew the dem
monstration facilities. Arafura A
Man
naging Direector & CEO Dr Stevee Ward com
mmented, “We are very pleased p
with progress to date. This T
test prrogram is designed d
to
o optimise all aspects of th
his part of tthe rare earrth production processs and, in doing so, redu
uce capital invesstment and
d operatingg expenditu
ure. It form
ms part of our extenssive overall o
workk program for 2011 which w
is moving m
aheaad at full pace. p
We will w
provide furth
p
her updatess as milesto
ones are ach
hieved.” AN
N EMERGING
G RA
ARE EARTHS
S PRODUCER
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For further iinformation
n contact:
Dr Steve Wa
D
ard irector and CEO
Managing D
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Arafura Reso
A
ources Ltd
T: +61 8 621
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0 7666 AR
RAFURA RES
SOURCES LIM
MITED [email protected] www.araafuraresources.com
m.au ABN 22 080
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