jack, it was put up to add brief context in respone to rye's...

jack, it was put up to add brief context in respone to rye's question about the likely timeframe to commence drilling, once he read it, left it up for a couple more hours, then took it down

in real terms, there will be relatively little 'land clearing' required for the drilling program - possibly single vehicle access track (if rig not choppered in - dependent on canopy heights, etc), drill pads with room for rig, rods, sump, expendables, etc (all dependent on the rig used)

the real land clearing would come if an economic deposit was discovered and mining approval granted

give it a couple of months and the drill pads, if just left as is, would be swallowed back up by the forest, imo