RE: baby steps You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows' ear and you cannot deny the laws of physics, SAG parameters at CUM are not in line with maximizing throughput, however, even if they were, the installed equipment physically cannot day in day out, shift after shift satisfy market requirements, the hallmark of a successful enterprise.
If there is not sufficient grinding capacity to achieve 35,000+ tpd then do not be surprised if an in-line crusher is announced to provide a stockpile of suitable material to allow the grinding circuit to consistently achieve budget tonnage and we can all make some money. They went a little cheap on the "Mill" a good gamble if it paid off, now is the time to spend some money and put this property back on track.