RE:newbieHi Stockpunter, Take a read through the posts for the last few months, everything is in place permit wise - just need the ban on open pit mining to be liftted - not sure why that is so hard, politics and secret commissions I guess, if you can figure that out then you are golden... The Philippines needs money and jobs and they have over a trillion dollars in minerals in the ground...Everyone is/was wanting on Manny to get it done