19th Jan 2009 07:00
19 January 2009 AIM: FML
Frontier Mining Ltd
("Frontier" or "the Company")
Update on Proposed Financing
Further to the announcement made by the Company on 22 December 2008, the Company wishes to inform the market that negotiations regarding the GBP9 million debt facility and the proposed acquisition of the assets from Silk Route Resources Limited are at an advanced stage. However, there are no guarantees at this stage that these negotiations will be finalised. In light of this progress, Coville Intercorp Ltd has agreed to further defer the repayment of the US$7.7 million Convertible Loan Note until close of business on 23 January 2009.
The Company will update the market further in due course.
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Enquiries:
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Frontier Mining Ltd |
Brian Savage |
+44 (0)20 7898 9019 |
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Parkgreen Communications |
Louise Goodeve / Sue Scott |
+44 (0)20 7933 8780 |
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Libertas Capital |
Sandy Jamieson |
+44 (0)20 7569 9695 |
About Frontier Mining Ltd:
Frontier Mining Ltd. is a mineral exploration and development Company that was incorporated in the state of Delaware, USA, on 5 August 1998 for the purpose of exploring and developing gold and copper deposits in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, Frontier locates, evaluates, acquires, explores and develops mineral properties
Frontier currently owns two licenses in Kazakhstan. They are the Naimanjal exploration and mining licence, held by FML Kazakhstan, and, 50% of U.S. Megatech BVI which holds the Benkala licence. FML Kazakhstan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frontier Mining Ltd. Frontier has one producing gold mine, Naimanjal; one pre-feasibility stage gold project, Koskuduk; and the recently acquired 50% interest in the Benkala copper mine.
Frontier also has a potential copper porphyry deposit with associated gold and molybdenum, Baitimir; and several copper/gold prospects along a 25-km trend including both VMS and porphyry types. Metallurgical tests on its Beschoku and Yubileiny copper projects confirm the oxide copper ore is amenable to extraction using low cost SX-EW technology.
Frontier owns a 50% interest in KazCopper LLP, the joint venture Company that owns the Benkala copper-molybdenum-gold deposit located in north-western Kazakhstan within the Urals gold/copper ore belt. A Competent Persons Report ("CPR") on the Benkala project completed by Wardell Armstrong International ("WAI") in March 2007 estimates 47.75 Mt at an average grade of 0.36% Cu for the oxide mineralization, and 873.75 Mt at an average grade of 0.30% Cu for the sulphide mineralisation, representing some 2.8 million tonnes of contained copper. A conceptual study team and advisory team have both been appointed to fast track the development of this project forward towards a pre- feasibility study, with a view to beginning production at the end of 2010.
Issued and Fully Diluted Ordinary Shares
Frontier Mining's shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Frontier currently has 218,120,095 issued and 21,812,009 reserved and outstanding options giving 239,932,104 fully diluted ordinary shares.
For further information please visit; www.frontiermining.com
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