Dave just emailed me to confirm that the 2007 exploration budget was $4mln and increased to $5.5mln at mid-year.

The exploration budget for 2008 is $6 million and, there will be a mid-year review in 2 months. He said that the 2007 and 2008 budgets were basically the same at $5.5 to $6 million, respectively.

Reporting from a remote location, Baires