Methos,

Yes! The delay is a negative, but how much so?

As Forest Gump and Dick Chaney once said, "stuff happens".

Webb told me that the investment bankers told him when they expected to close the PP in May.

Stuff happened, they were wrong.

How much of a negative effect the delay will have...who knows? My suspicion is that when Tyhee gets the dough, announces more permitting and Pre-feasibility progress, and it's said they're resuming Clan Lake drilling, then "all" ( most) will be forgiven.

The Preliminary Assessment report also took too long. Remember?

Did anyone say that going from exploration to development to production, especially in this financial environment, would be a snap?

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