RE:who would the partners be and lendersBring Glencore in on equity and/or debt for Kipushi? On the other hand, they are holding back zinc production to keep the market strong. So maybe not. Maybe some other Western producer? For debt, if the big banks will not finance at 3% interest, then perhaps Orion or Resource Capital Funds et al. would do one of their AK-47 specials: debt at 12% plus equity and warrants. Who cares about the interest rate when you can pay it all back in a year of production? 2 years of construction plus 1-1.5 years production, which is 2-3 years' average drawdown for the principal balance. Even 2.5 years at 15% on 250M is less than 100M in interest. And that sounds like worst-case scenario. I don't care if it's DRC, Afghanistan or Mars, Friedland can get better terms from these guys than other miners. Look at Lundin at LUG. He got way better terms in Ecuador than CNL got in Colombia. To some extent, Friedland, like Lundin, just has a longer track record. And has a big rolodex. And is a tough-as-nails negotiator.