RE:We have been hung out to dry. The project cannot be "world class" if its uneconomic to develop under the current denied USACE permit/ROD and associated mine plan/EIS. It appears their "small mine plan" permit strategy failed. For that matter, mining the entire resource may be uneconomic.
Until a compliant third-party Feasibility Study (with Modifying Factors) is completed releasing proven/probable mineral "ore" reserves using the existing mine plan as submitted to the USACE, economics are unknown.