# ABx Group Limited \(ASX:ABX\) New Areas of Ionic Rare Earth Elements with High Extraction Discovered Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/abx-group-limited-asx-abx-new-areas-of-ionic-rare-earth-elements-with-high-extra--9b2d9398-6dd3-4472-9f6a-2e60bc7423e4 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/UCU/news/4855152172191297/abx-group-limited-asx-abx-new-areas-of-ionic-rare-earth-elements-with-high-extra Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-03-10T00:07:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: ABx Group Limited - Ticker: ABX - Exchange: TSX - Region: Tasmania - Primary commodity: Rare earths - Secondary commodities: Dysprosium, Terbium, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Gadolinium, Holmium, Erbium, Yttrium - Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-08-21 01:22:54 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary ABx Group has discovered new areas of high-extraction ionic adsorption clay rare earths at its Deep Leads project in Tasmania. These results, confirmed via in-house and ANSTO leach testing, suggest a substantial extent of low-cost ionic deposits and have moved the project into the development stage. Reasoning: The discovery of new ionic clay areas with high extraction potential significantly de-risks the project economics and expands the known resource footprint. - Positive factor: Discovery of new ionic adsorption clay areas - Positive factor: High extraction rates \(>80% reported by ANSTO\) - Positive factor: Significant extension of mineralized footprint \(>2km from known areas\) - Positive factor: Low-cost extraction profile Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Identified new areas more than 2 km distant from previously known high extraction samples. Evidence · text > identified three samples with a high ionic component that are more than 2 km distant from the nearest sample that was previously known to have high extraction **Maiden Resource** Polarity: neutral Definition: First formal MRE for the project — establishes baseline but typically exploration-stage with high Inferred component. Why it applies: The text refers to the 'maiden MREC produced from these bulk tests'. Evidence · text > The maiden MREC produced from these bulk tests ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (4) ### leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/abx-group-limited-asx-abx-new-areas-of-ionic-rare-earth-elements-with-high-extra--9b2d9398-6dd3-4472-9f6a-2e60bc7423e4#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) rare\_earths #### Identity - Commodity: rare\_earths - Ticker: ABX #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: leach - Processing Route: standard low-cost process for ionic rare earths - Sample: ANSTO bulk sample #### Recovery - Recovery: 80 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High extraction rate for ionic clay-hosted ores. - Positive factor: Exceeding 80% extraction Evidence · text > leach tests by ANSTO on a bulk sample achieved extraction exceeding 80% ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/abx-group-limited-asx-abx-new-areas-of-ionic-rare-earth-elements-with-high-extra--9b2d9398-6dd3-4472-9f6a-2e60bc7423e4#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) rare\_earths #### Identity - Commodity: rare\_earths - Ticker: ABX #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Large scale resource but reported as JORC-compliant without specific M&I breakdown in text, likely heavily inferred given the 'discovery' context. - Positive factor: Large tonnage - Positive factor: High Dy+Tb proportion - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · text > JORC-compliant mineral resource of 89 million tonnes at its Deep Leads - Rubble Mound and Wind Break deposits, 4 containing 36 ppm Dy+Tb ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/abx-group-limited-asx-abx-new-areas-of-ionic-rare-earth-elements-with-high-extra--9b2d9398-6dd3-4472-9f6a-2e60bc7423e4#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) dysprosium #### Identity - Commodity: dysprosium - Ticker: ABX #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High value heavy rare earth content in the MREC produced from bulk tests. - Positive factor: High grade for MREC Evidence · text > including 4.0% Dy and 0.7% Tb as a percentage of total rare earths ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/abx-group-limited-asx-abx-new-areas-of-ionic-rare-earth-elements-with-high-extra--9b2d9398-6dd3-4472-9f6a-2e60bc7423e4#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) terbium #### Identity - Commodity: terbium - Ticker: ABX #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High value heavy rare earth content in the MREC produced from bulk tests. - Positive factor: High grade for MREC Evidence · text > including 4.0% Dy and 0.7% Tb as a percentage of total rare earths ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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