RE:RE:RE:RE:activityI trust you noted that the last permit application part in question is the letter of financial assurance that the site, including the underground stopes will be put back as they were. This letter must come from a bank or insurance company.
Now, you've got the government and the financial system running every clause and subsection through their legal departments to dot every i and cross every t, to make sure they're not liable for anything, so they can't get sued. Then Galleon's lawyers have to sift through everything to ensure they have safe harbour.
This overly litigious atmosphere has filtered north from our U.S. neighbours. Thanks a lot.
So ya, the slow pace has become normal, because all the players have to dip their beaks, everyone except us.
Rule number one has become: Absolutely nothing is quick and easy. If it seems quick and easy, you're being scammed.