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摘要

Blackthorn Resources and Intrepid Mines have agreed to an all-share merger. Blackthorn said that the combined company will be fully funded to complete the definitive feasibility study on the Kitumba copper project in Zambia, and to explore the wider Mumbwa project licence areas. The optimized pre-feasibility study for Kitumba, released in April 2014, is based on 58 kt/a of copper production for an initial 11 year mine life. A definitive feasibility study is currently under way with a view to starting construction in early 2016.