Frieda River copper-gold project could be in production by 2017

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The Frieda River copper and gold project in Papua New Guinea is expected to start production by 2017, John Gooding, ceo of Australia-listed junior miner Highlands Pacific, told Metal Bulletin. "The pre-feasibility study estimated a capex of 5.3 billion dollars over a period of three to fouryears. Thatincluded almost 1 billion dollars fora hydroelectric dam," he said.