I think he has been misquoted with any second, he said words to the effect of he was expecting any day now.
Also, with regards the lab. There has been a bit of confusion over what was said at the AGM. What was said (IMO) was; The lab which is not owned by Vale, used to do a lot of work for Vale and as a consequence AVB would not be "quite" so high on the priority list, real world even if it seems unfair :)
Now Vale is not using that lab ( I believe they took their work in-house) and as a consequence the lab is much more interested in the work opportunity from AVB. AVB are a growing client and if I was the lab owner I'd now be prioritising their work.
I was also expecting it a little quicker, just from the perspective of grammar, weeks is usually 2 to 4 in my mind. However, SM did not seem in the least phased. He believes we are now being well looked after IMO.
I wonder whether part of the delay is the size of the job? 126 metres at 1% plus and 16 metres at 2% plus might take a bit longer than the average core :)
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