2018 construction season
When the mining permit is finally issued it's not as if construction will start overnight. Contracts will have to be let out, then the contractors will need to line up their equipment and manpower, all of which takes time. If the permit is not received within the next couple of weeks Mason will lose a good chunk of the 2018 construction season and any delay at this point just lets Syrah Resources get that much farther ahead of the rest of the pack. The Mookster