RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Is there a risk of default ? " can't find money to continue with mine build..."
That's not a "default". A default is where a party fails to perform per a contracted agreement. What you describe is called "running out of money", and what you wish to suggest would additionally require that NCI's funders also run out of money, as would be required before they would lose their investment.
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