RE: If and when miningAp, if you're going to build a mill that will one day process 80,000 tpd then you don't wait to build that. Newmont has lots of cash so maybe Shore swings some deal for a portion of the cap costs. Between the cash from re-balancing and Newmont's 40% of the mine it won't be quite so bad. Of course, so many other things need to be resolved first. If Orion south is the go to pit then economics will change. Only the updated prefeas. is likely to clear that up. Maybe. Clarity isn't one of Shore' s strong points.
If there is any hope of stripping gravel off in the next 12-16 months there is a lot of work and equipment required. You can't just pick this stuff up and Canadian Tire and the local Cat. dealership. Something has to give and soon.
Crocky