Extension Hill Project
Located in the Mt Gibson Ranges (from which the Company takes it name), 85 kilometres east of Perenjori and 260 east south east of Geraldton, the Extension Hill Hematite deposit has JORC-compliant Probable Reserves of 12.8 million tonnes and Resources of 19.5 million tonnes.

The Company completed a definitive feasibility study in August 2007, which confirmed that a 3Mtpa hematite mining operation will generate strong financial returns.

Environmental approval has been received and the construction of the port and mine facilities has commenced. First ore shipments are expected in the June 2010 quarter. Annual production will be at 3Mtpa.

Ore mined at Extension Hill will be crushed and screened on site before being loaded onto trucks for the 85 kilometre journey to Perenjori, where it will be then loaded into ore wagons at a purpose-built rail loading facility and railed 239 kilometres directly to the Port of Geraldton. Ore will be stored in a 250,000 tonne storage shed for loading onto Panamax-sized ore carriers for export.

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