there is a webcast available for replay of today's conference call. there were a couple of points to note. they have a new project that has moved up in the pecking order. it is only 10 miles from pitarrilla and is very prospective. also a production decision is expected on san luis by the end of the year, and when a caller asked about the length of mine construction, he was told typically 18-24 months. while that may be true for most mines, my understanding is that san luis is a much smaller project than pirquitas or pitarrilla. they may be gun shy about missing their guidance so many times, but i think this may be a case of being very conservative about the time line in order to under-promise and over-deliver.

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