It seems to me that things could be a whole lot clearer. Is this just a normal bureaucratic delay, (can't find the stapler.........no ink for the rubber stamp)? or are there unresolved issues? Copper? Legal-contractual?

I don't think it would be wise to put undue pressure on the VZ gov't, but surely we have a right to know more than we do right now. Its our money (shareholders money) that is being spent on social projects. That's why we should know more. Its the strength of GRZ and now RML that concern me. They share the VZ factor but don't seem to be as adversely affected by it. I want to see KRY acting like a company with the right to mine a world class gold deposit. That is what we have put our money into. Right now it isn't looking that way at all. Given that KRY is a Canadian company with many Canadian investors I think it would be appropriate for the Can. gov't to ask politely about the status of the permit and to point out that we entitled to a return on our investment.