Bauxite Resources Limited handed back trial mining land to its owner

Bauxite Resources Limited is pleased to announce that the area of private farmland that was used for the trial mining in 2009/10 has now been formally handed back to the owner following successful rehabilitation of the pastoral land.

Following the trial shipment in March 2010 the eight hectares of cleared pastoral land was returned to original land form by replacing the stockpiled overburden and topsoil. In consultation with the owner during the four successive growing seasons, BRL has monitored and gathered data from the rehabilitation process gaining valuable information for future mining programs.

Immediately following trial mining the area had a grass and clover pasture sown which was maintained for two years. In the third season a mixed pasture and hay crop was ploughed back into the soil adding organic matter for soil improvement.

In 2013 a crop of oats-hay was sown with a reference crop planted immediately adjacent in an area that was not mined. In October 2013 both crops were harvested and the yields from each area were comparable.

Peter Canterbury, BRL's CEO commenting on the hand back of the land said:

"The hand back of the trial mining land three and a half years after mining, with yield from the land being comparable to that of the unmined land, demonstrates the compatibility of bauxite mining with farming operations."

"In addition, the mining of bauxite is likely to improve the soil conditions for future farming operations."

"This rehabilitation provides the knowledgebase for all future mining operations including our Fortuna and Felicitas deposits which are our current focus areas for development due to their larger scale."