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Newton to Acquire Kaolin Clay Property in Tanzania
Newton to Acquire Kaolin Clay Property in Tanzania Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, June ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Newton to Acquire Kaolin Clay Property in TanzaniaNewton to Acquire Kaolin Clay Property in Tanzania\nVancouver, British Columbia CANADA, June 11, 2013 /FSC/ - Newton Gold Corp.  (NWG - TSX Venture), is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent with a private company to acquire a 100% undivided interest in the 137 square kilometre Pugu Hills kaolin clay property located approximately 30 km from the capital city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. \nThe Pugu Hills property is believed to contain one of the largest kaolin deposits in Africa with numerous historic, non 43-101 compliant, resources estimating greater than 2 billion metric tonnes of kaolin.\nThe Pugu Hills deposit is made up from a succession of Neogene aged sediments with a combined thickness of 80 to 100 metres.  Mining at Pugu Hills started in 1942 with the product being used locally and for brick and tile manufacture. Various companies then mined the resource in different areas until 1994 with both kaolin clay and silica sand being produced.  The kaolin clay was sold to rubber and pharmaceutical factories and silica sand was used in glass manufacturing.  The open pit quarry on the property currently measures 250 by 140 metres and was exploited to only a depth of 20 metres.  This open pit allows for unparalleled access to test the various chemical properties of the deposit and take bulk samples for advanced testing.\nHistoric analyses indicate that the Pugu Hills deposit contains greater than 30% aluminum oxide and greater than 45% silicon dioxide.  A table showing historic analysis of the kaolin clays from Pugu Hills is provided below:\n-***-\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSiO2    TiO2    Al2O3   Fe2O3    MgO   CaO    Na2O   K2O   LOI      Total\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n48.53   0.79    35.68    1.01   0.22   0.40   0.06   0.12   13.08   99.89\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n48.02   0.55 &#x...