happieappie;
The Winter shuttering/maintainence stance on Windfall was a decision made by our Previous BoD and it gives our Professional Staff and Contractor(s) much time to fully study and model the results they gathered a great deal of mineral/geological data on while building the Decline.
Remember, after all, the decision to construct the Ramp/Decline was because continueing with only surface drilling was deemed to be even more expensive in terms of obtaining the needed structural nature of the local Geology that would allow for the completion of a NI 43 - 101 Mineral Estimate.
What they have now is extremely valuable much needed data and time will allow them to construct something very useful, if not also in itself also very valuable, which will allow them to continue with future most cost effective Exploration Initative(s) on the Windfall Property(s) and with the Decline being there ready to be put to use, NEW EXPLORATION can be started and accomplished very quickly and with much improved efficiency.
If need be, Windfall is now in a condition where hugh progress can happen extremely quickly and continue continiously - day and night, in all weather conditions and at surface Drilling Cost Rates.
And the basic Infrastructure is now there for actual Mining.
Note: The Environmental Assessment Data is continuing seeing as the Base Line Work is also now in place! And already accepted/approved by Government.
Windfall Lake is about as colse to being a TURN KEY GOLD MINE as you will ever find!
Old Joe