Ann: Market Update, page-27

Some comments re my comments,

If samples had been dispatched to OZ and Spain prior to the announcement on 24 September, why are the samples only arriving in Spain this week? 4 weeks to ship from Greenland to Spain? NO is my view.

Today’s announcement states, 3 batches. If earlier cores samples had been sent to Spain and OZ, prior to later core samples being sent to Spain and Oz, then there would be more than 3 batches, surely.

Why are all of the assays from OZ and Spain labs due in late November if their dispatch from Greenland was staggered?

Given the remoteness, difficult climate and COVID, it is unlikely, imv, that it was logistically possible to do anything other than dispatch the core samples other than in 3 batches, once all core samples were ready to dispatch once the season was over.

Why didn’t CNJ log CADD002 and MIDD009 on the vessel? They said they were and then said they didn’t.

So IMV, core samples were not dispatched as per the announcement on 24 September.

And, imv, there will be no assay results in late November. The excuse will be lab delays.