RE: RE: more of my DD......These are their words...not mine......
"The schedule calls for in-seam development to begin in September prior to the plant’s rebuild, which is being performed by Taggart Global. In the interim, New Elk will store the raw coal on the ground locally. The prep plant is “scheduled for mechanical completion by mid-November. This will be followed by a commissioning period during which we can already start limited test processing. With full processing to commence in December,” said Bates. Initially, however, the plant’s yield will be substantially lower than normal because in these first stages the CM units will have to mine some additional rock while they develop toward the shaft to provide sufficient cross section ventilation."