Orbite Opens an Information and Consultation Office in the Gaspe

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 19, 2011) - Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT) ("Orbite") is pleased to announce the opening of an information and consultation centre in Grande-Vallée. The facility aims at keeping stakeholders and the general public in the Gaspé region updated on its project to develop its aluminous clay deposits and produce both high purity and smelter grade alumina and to ensure that the needs and expectations of nearby residents taken into consideration.

The office, in the Eastern district to the Gaspé Peninsula and close to Orbite's aluminous clay deposits, will serve as the company's link to people living in the area. It will allow regular communication on the progress of each phase and will help raise awareness about the socio-economic benefits the project will generate for local communities. A presentation of the project components, business and career opportunities, timelines, will be at the heart of the information available in this public venue designed to strengthen Orbite's collaboration with the Gaspé region.

"Our facility, which will inform the public on the many facets of the Orbite initiative in the Gaspé area, will provide citizens with clear, detailed and transparent news on the progress of our work and fold in their aspirations within the project," explained Mr. Richard Boudreault, President and CEO of Orbite.

In addition to an area open to the general public, the information centre will include the office of André Lemieux, Director for Community Relations, as well as work space for the professionals involved in the project. It will also serve as a project office locally where Orbite's staff can work on delivering the smelter grade alumina plant. The centre is located at 10 St-François-Xavier West in Grande-Vallée.

About Orbite

Orbite (pronounced "Orbite") owns 100% of the mining rights on approximately 6,400 hectares of a Grande-Vallée property, the site of an aluminous clay deposit located 23 km to the south of Grande-Vallée, and a 28,000 sq. ft. redundant line pilot plant in Cap Chat, in the Gaspé 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

Regulation 43-101 and forward-looking statements

The information and the analyses contained therein do not constitute any type of feasibility study or economic assessment within the meaning of Regulation 43-101 respecting standards of disclosure for mineral projects (Québec) ("Regulation 43-101"). No preliminary feasibility study, pre-feasibility study or feasibility study pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 43-101 has been completed to date.

Certain information and statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements. Words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "estimate" and similar words and the negative form thereof are used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which, such future performance will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and/or Exploration Orbite's management's good-faith beliefs with respect to future events and are subject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond the Corporation's control. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to those described in the section of the Annual Information Form entitled "Risk Factors", and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.

Readers are invited to consult the Report on the Geological Study prepared in conformity with Regulation 43-101 and the Annual Information Form of the Corporation, both amended and restated and respectively filed on August 21 and 25,2011 and are available at www.sedar.com or on the Corporation's website at www.orbitealuminae.com. The resulting technical report in no way alters technical and mineral disclosure or conclusions provided in the initial report.