RE: RE: RE: News Release Morning All,
Yes, they have a 3-month window from some time in late April/earlyMay, whenever the final approval was. It was expected some 10 days after the news release on April 15, but I'm not sure when it was actually granted.
Drilling started on June 10th, I hear, so they must already have drilled four or five holes (it's June 20th today), maybe more. I think the main focus is to verify the old government drilling from back in the day. I believe there are 10 key holes they want to put in to do this.
So I guess they've got till late July/early August , maybe 35 to 45 days, from today. I doubt they'll get all 42 drilled, though it's possible. They'd have to operate at about a hole a day to do that which might not be possible under the circumstances - drills might need maintenance and repair work for example, which could slow them down. Maybe 25 to 35 is a more accurate expectation.
That said, this programme is more about quality than quantity and the main focus are those ten or so key holes verifying the old data.