RE: March 3 @ 2 p.m.The increase in total tonnage and contained copper is significant. The tonnage, grade, easily mined sedimentary stratiform type of deposit tells you there will be a very positive pre-fesibility report. The assumptions used are also very conservative. This is a mine that will go ahead. Orvana also has revenue from operating mines from which to advance this mine. Here is how Williams summarized it:
"We will now optimize thethroughput for the prefeasibility study since this estimate increasedM&I tonnage by over 50% and contained copper by about 40% ascompared to that used for the September Preliminary EconomicAssessment," said Bill Williams, President of Orvana USA.