"When NOT finally goes underground drilling rigs will eventually be set up to sample reserves both deeper and lateral to the mines currently known geology. The mine's valuation will change once recalculations are done from this perspective, hopefully for the better. In my opinion once we start with subsurface drilling & core sampling from different mine levels is where we will see just how deep this puppy goes."--Tin Man TN:-- in my opinion you are very correct, re ....your above message quote. Both Paul Semple, (rest in peace) three years ago, and Richard Niemi, NOT VP, exploration approximately four years ago told me that , directly, and almost exactly. I think the release of these results will greatly improve an updated Economic Feasibility Study, on or about the RFC June 15 trigger of NOT EW road, permit(s) approvals, and various political approvals date . IMO. peter, still here.