"Hole #8 should have reached its target depth by now, or within a few days"

Thomas, this would be true but they don't have a 3rd drill rig yet and the other two are at 10 and 11.

This is what i know.

Hole 8 is at either 2267 feet or as Raul just told me, 2400 feet. (target of 2,600 ft)

Hole 9 is at 1341 feet ( target of 2,300 ft).

There is no third drill rig on the site right now.

they say it is coming. A couple of days???? wait and see.

The first day i was at cove hole #10 was at 767ft. The second day they were at around 880 but not sure what the end of day number was.

Hole 11 the first day i was there the rig was in final steps of set up. Day 2 they had commenced drilling and were at 100+ft.

I do not have specific knowledge of this but i highly doubt they pull a working rig off 10 or 11 to finish either 8 or 9 and will wait for the 3rd drill rig to do both. i do not know which they do first, perhaps 8 because it has so little left? We need to get that 3rd rig to show up first of all. Second, one needs all four holes 8-11 to run smoothly while drilling and assaying timing too, to ballpark results times. Smooth drill holes have not been the case so far, which is normal for deep drilling, to be expected. so estimated times are ball park at best.

we get the results when we do. most of us here are long term holders and of course we want them sooner then later cause we are excited. Chad, Raul, the geos etc all would like it smoother and faster too and they are not dragging their feet.....it is a complex business, deep drilling. we're all on the same side.