Ann: Request for Extension of Voluntary Suspension, page-109

Firstly I'll state I've been off the boards since the first announcement of suspension, mainly due to the Neanderthals that came out the caves just firing from the hip with just damn right foolish comments, I read two to three from none holders, saw the AVZ comment and thought what a pathetic world we live in.

Secondly this is a voluntary extension to what seems to be an issue with the DSO. It doesn't take much common sense to of realized these discussions were not going to get fixed in a week. They in Mali we are in Aus, it's not like Melbourne to Sydney for crying out loud. After todays release the 7th of Aug should be enough time to iron things out.

Thirdly and one of the most important things is that not everything is plain sailing and I mention a few times way back there would be hiccups along the way to our prime goal. This is one of them, they happen for all company's and I'm sure others may pop up along the way. But this is why you have experience at the helm so these issue can be navigated by. I'm pretty sure with the experience of Simon Hay and with Gangfeng behind us this WILL be sorted.

Fourthly, if this was a major issue to de-funk the whole project Gangfeng would not of added more capital to the project, Leo would not be advertising jobs, video's of the road trip to port be uploaded and surely people honestly don't think the workers at Goulamina have all put down tools until this has been sorted. The the stupidity that the Mali Govt are prepared to happily lose out on the funds Leo will be making them in years to come, sacrifice the employment of there people on the project. Please, stop and be realistic.

Fifth and finally no one knows if DSO will or will not be permitted, I hope it is as again I've said all along it would be great for testing the logistics, if not so be it we are fully funded and will move on, we are not reliant on the funds it would of made Leo, yet would be nice a few extra dollar in the bank, we will see. BUT the big bonus if all this passes over as I'm pretty confident it will is that Simon and Leo have now and will be having great talks with the new MOM in Mali, building up a rapport that should bond and help Leo going forward.

Let's play nice, no one knows what the result will be until a formal announcement is made, patience is needed and I been in this game a while so no biggy here for me, but I will be off the boards until I receive the next email from Leo in my inbox. Once that happens hopefully the ratio of Neanderthals' coming on here is back to normal.

DYOR.