The fact is that ARU is Ecuador's premier property by a long shot. Tell me why, with the great relationship ARU has with the government, that they cannot control these ridiculous statements that come out about every 5 weeks. A logical person would think that Patrick Anderson has told Corrrea and his mining minister to stop this practice. In fact he has probably told them this hundreds of times. With the potential for Ecuador to make so much $$ from Aurelian, why does government keep up this practice? Decent negotiation and posturing is one thing.......this is something else. Very bizarre.