"The initial drilling program is designed to test the continuity and metallurgical characteristics of the deposit. The drill collars will be established on 40-50 metre centers to provide the necessary data to allow the completion of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant resource estimate, which HudBay has announced is scheduled for completion by the end of 2010. The drilling will be done on sections to establish the true width and strike of the deposit. Some holes, drilled previously by VMS Ventures, will be resurveyed to confirm hole location. The high-grade core of the deposit will be targeted initially, with drilling then moving outwards to explore the periphery of the deposit. Mineralization will be followed down plunge to assess exploration potential."

key note, "The drill collars will be established on 40-50 metre centers to provide the necessary data to allow the completion of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant resource estimate, which HudBay has announced is scheduled for completion by the end of 2010"

may we be looking at a merry christmas this year?