Friday, March 7, 2014

Mabwe Minerals Inc. (MBMI) Delivering on Wide Array of Barite Opportunities

Mabwe Minerals is a natural resources and hard asset company engaged in the mining and commercial sale of industrial minerals with a primary focus on barite and limestone. The company is a majority-owned subsidiary of Raptor Resources Holdings.

Barite is primarily used in the oil & gas drilling sector where American Petroleum Institute (API) grade barite is used as a weighting agent to offset formation pressures preventing well collapse during the drilling process. Bright-white grade barite is vital in the use of paint pigmentation ensuring color consistency from lot to lot. In addition, because of Barite’s ability to absorb x-rays and gamma rays, it is used in medical imaging applications for special x-ray tests on the intestines and colon. It is also mixed with cement to make special containers used to store radioactive materials as well as other heavy cement applications. Barite is suitable for applications within the automotive sector where it is used in brake pads for cars and trucks, sound reduction in engine compartments, and the coating of automobile finishes for smoothness and corrosion resistance.

The company’s Zimbabwe affiliate, Mabwe Minerals Zimbabwe (Private) Limited, an indigenous Zimbabwe company, owns 100% of the mineral & metal rights to Dodge Mine extending 233 hectares across three mountains. Dodge Mine is managed by Mabwe Minerals’ 25% equity owned partner, WGB Kinsey & Company, a Zimbabwean mining & construction company operating since 1955. With strong local demand for limestone, Mabwe Minerals has established a sales office at Dodge Mine to support regional agricultural and cement opportunities. During CY2014, Mabwe Minerals will further develop its barite and limestone resources. In addition, the company will evaluate it’s gossan deposits for potential commercial nickel and copper production as initial surface level test samples have confirmed the presence of gold, copper, nickel, zinc and lead. The presence of gold in the gossan deposits points to gold in the host bedrock. Mabwe Minerals is encouraged about the unique properties of Dodge Mine.

Today, MBMI is currently moving forward with the commercial production of barite, with an aim to benefit from the recent massive discovery of oil & gas off the coast of Mozambique as well as supporting Africa’s multiple market applications. Mabwe Minerals is positioned to dominate the region as there are no known commercial sources of barite in Central and South Africa. Along with Steinbock Minerals’ established barite customer base, Mabwe Minerals is well positioned to support the demands of Europe and the Middle-East.

For more information about Mabwe Minerals and the Dodge Mine project, visit www.mabweminerals.com

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