Frontier Project |
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Congo Dem. Rep. of
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Ndola |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
12 S 36 / 28 E 34 |
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Frontier Project |
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Title(s) of the Frontier Project |
| VanEck Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF Interest: 95% |
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Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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The Company’s 95% interest in Frontier is held by a subsidiary with the remaining 5% being held by the
government of the DRC. Mining at Frontier is governed by two licences renewed in February of 2006. Each
provides for the exclusive mineral rights to copper and other minerals and is valid for a period of 30 years. A
number of leasehold interests secure access to the surface areas for mining. |
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Location of the Frontier Project |
The Frontier mine is located near the town of Sakania in the DRC, within 2 kms of the Zambian border, and the paved highway that parallels it, roughly equidistant
between the city of Ndola (35 kms) to the southeast and the Mopani smelter at Mufulira more...
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History of the Frontier Project |
The Company’s discovery of Frontier resulted from an exploration program following a date review and soil
sampling after the successful discovery and development of Lonshi. The area in which Frontier is located was
explored in the 1930s and the 197 more...
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Geology of the Frontier Project |
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Mineralization at Frontier is sediment hosted and epigenetic in style. It occurs
higher in the stratigraphy than traditional Copperbelt deposits such as Mufulira
and Nchanga.
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Production history |
Metal | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
COPPER (lbs) | 104,720,000 | 203,486,667 | 176,810,734 | 19,206,672 |
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2007
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