MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 18, 2011) - Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT) ("Orbite") is pleased to announce that Mr.Richard Boudreault, CEO of Orbite, was invited to make a presentation at the 2011 Industrial Minerals conference on October 18 in Toronto. This conference brings together leaders from across North America that will discuss new developments in the industrial minerals industry.
In his presentation, Mr. Boudreault will explain how Orbite has developed an innovative technology process for transforming aluminous clays (argillite) into two forms of alumina and rare earth by-products. Orbite's patented process has the potential to become a viable substitute for the Bayer process currently used throughout the aluminum industry and would give alumina producers around the world access to a more affordable and environmentally friendly alternative.
What: Industrial Minerals 2011 -Richard Boudreault's presentationWhen: October 18, 2011, 2:00 pmWhere: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 33 Carlson CourtFor more information about the conference, visit https://www.blendon.com/conference.shtml
About Orbite
Orbite (pronounced "Or-bit") owns 100% of the mining rights on approximately 6,400 hectares of a Grande-Vallee property, the site of an aluminous clay deposit located 23 km to the south of Grande-Vallee, and a 28,000 sq. ft. redundant line pilot plant in Cap Chat, in the Gaspe region. The NI 43-101 report issued in August 2011 has identified an Indicated Resource of about 1 billion tonnes of aluminous clay in part of the deposit. The Company also owns the intellectual property rights to a unique Canada and U.S.-patented process for extracting alumina from aluminous ores and for which patents are also pending in other countries. www.orbitealuminae.com