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Bornite,

Farmers are THE lifeblood of the YP, of which the region would be destitute without. If you're a 3rd, 4th or 5th gen farmer, you'll probably have a hard time being convinced that your 'monoculture' practices are akin to a miner, digging out a relatively short life project that will bring temporary income to the region but potentially offer little more.

This is certainly not to say I oppose all mining in populated regions. I invest in many mining coys. I simply think that electronic investing makes it all too easy to maintain a sense of apathy towards the actual people impacted by the projects that stand to make us a buck. People always need to come first. I spend a decent amount of time on the YP and haven't come across anyone as yet that is positive towards the project from a long-term viewpoint.

Incidentally, I've had no doubt throughout the Hillside journey that it would get to production. The state govt is in an aweful financial position with manufacturing in a downward spiral and the OD expansion on ice for the foreseeable future.