It does seem that Miami is quite amenable to the mine, and they have little choice since the 1989 legal case clearly set out the rights of the residents and the mine.

I've been trying to look up the permits though as I thought Elmer had put out a drill plan for this year but it appears not. He seems to be starting the environmental permitting.

Applications for the various permits required to conduct a diamond drilling program and selection of a diamond drill contractor are expected to commence immediately.

--http://www.copperfoxmetals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=618628&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Copper-Fox-Outlines-2014-Diamond-Drilling-Plans-for-Van-Dyke-Copper-Project

It is unclear to me from this News Release what we can expect from this years work. It's also not really clear how long the permitting process currently takes and how much work might have already been done.