Our Business

Bauxite Projects

Australian Silica Quartz Group Ltd (ASQ) primary focus has been on the acquisition, exploration and development of bauxite minerals deposits in Western Australia with the aim of capitalising on developing markets in China.

The key to commercial success in the mining sector is to have long term sustainable demand for your commodity. The Company is  well positioned to take advantage of favourable market conditions.

  • Favourable Bauxite Market with long term demand for export of bauxite to China
  • JORC Code defined Bauxite Resource
  • Main resources are close to existing road, rail and port infrastructure
  • Located in largest bauxite and alumina producing region in the world
  • Gibbsite bauxite with low reactive silica and low temperature processing
  • Company well funded with favourable joint venture funding arrangements

To support the fundamentals ASQ has recognised the importance of being ready to move and is now focussing on the commercial development of its bauxite resources to supply into the direct shipment ore (DSO) export to international customers.

Please click on the links below to see further details of ASQ's Bauxite Prospects in the south west of Western Australia:

 

Market for Bauxite

Aluminium prices have been depressed due to a persistent global oversupply and high stocks of aluminium. However strong aluminium demand, rising costs of energy (accounting for ~40% of production costs) and raw materials (such as carbon and alumina) are forecast to lift the aluminium price in the medium term.

Growth in aluminium demand is expected to be driven mainly by a strong demand from China with Chinese aluminium demand forecast to grow. The constraints by the Indonesian government on export of unprocessed bauxite is forecast to increase bauxite prices, resulting in higher alumina and aluminium prices.

Aluminium has now become the second most used metal in the world after steel. Its unique combination of properties makes it suitable for many applications, especially in the automotive industry, due to its high strength-to-weight ratio. It is also unique in that it is 100 per cent recyclable, with nearly three-quarters of all aluminium produced still in use today.