RE: As for ....if people had phoned Ir and done the DD you would have know this was the release to expect. they had been working on this with the sec for weeks. "THey were overly optimistic about the prospect and the governing body brought them down to earth. so we have to get some results first. if you believe the coal isn't there look at the area and how many mines are around. if you don't think the west virginia area is not desperate for work think again. so I would expect the permits are just a formality. what is a little longer at leat we will have cash flow coming in so we can support the sask exploration. I don't think they will let this stall out to long and till I hear there is no coal in the ground and they won't be able to mine it. I am sticking tight.