Geophysical survey It would seem reasonable that the upcoming geophysical survey, with it's results using IMDH's "SP Star" ship & reportedly starting:
"on or about April 28, 2012" and "which will require about 16 days" per https://www.afri-can.com/files/ssparagraph/1254081378/afa_pr_april_20_2012.pdf
will allow the next exploratory phase to be completed sometime this June. Then, there could be a rapid initiation of the next exploratory phase - which could all be completed by mid summer. I make that observation supported by couple of facts this time around:
1) IMDH is a now a substantial shareholder in AFA and thus it behoves them to ensure that AFA becomes a successful, profitable enterprise.
2) This time around the surveying and exploratory ships are available unlike the situation involving Block J where The Explorer was being retrofitted and took some 2 yeras(??) to complete.
3) Everyone involved must be quite anxious to prove out EPL3403 and thus substantuitate the exploratory results of the previous owners (IMDH) of 3403.
Does anyone really believe that IMDH would sink more money into 3403 if they did not already know the potential of that territory. How one answers that question should be quite indicative of one's stance on either the success of failure, of thgis little gem of a company.
I wonder how DeBeers feel about us being their immedeate neighbour??