RE: Al HariqahI think that there are several factors favoring the reasonably speedy development of Al Hariqah into a mine:
1. gold is a safe haven right now - demand and price will go up and stay up
2. the meltdown in other commodities means the focus will come back to Al Hariqah as other mineral deposits become less interesting
3. there has been quite a bit of drilling already ( 62 holes with mineralization), so we have a good idea of what's there
4. the gold is close to the surface (in some cases right on the surface) meaning a mine would be cheap and quick
5. the lease runs out in 2010 which means Chuck needs to have something up and running fairly soon
Just my hopeful thoughts - Christmas would be nice Chuck!