... they had others on the board whom they brought in for that purpose.

yes there was more than one person repsenting us at that Negotiating table. It would make for worthy reading just what exactly went down in those negotiations. Too bad we couldn't get our hands on the Minutes. Hmm wouldn't it be great if the Minutes turned up on the Web. Maybe we should take up a Collection and present the proceeds to Maria.

tye burt and the other ceo's must have a much better understanding of geopolitical risk than i do, because the kinross deal and lack of any other offers make no sense to me.

I think you speak for all of us. Maybe the New Mining Law will spell it out to us. We'll see then who won the flip of the coin. My bet is with Tye. At the moment I've done a 180, I don't care what the ruddy new Mining Law contains. I guess I better change my attitude PDQ.