RE: RE: RE: RE: 7 million reasons for-snobel What's good for Xstrata in that area is good for SXL. Blue Note Mining [in which I lost a bundle] as I recall had an agreement with Xstrata to take their ore for refining. Proximity of this service ties in with future advantages of mine location,as does deep sea shipping facilities. Also any reduction in operating costs for Xstrata at their existing facility reduces the possibility, no matter how remote, of a reduction in operating capacity or even closure in future. There are a lot of what-ifs and different scenarios here but the bottom line is the more profitable Xstrata's operation is the better the outlook for their handling SXL's and other mining full outputs.