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Good to see you back with your comments. Regarding your comment on satellite deposits - I am uncertain that if this is correct as extensional TEM data/gravity modelling predicts this could be bigger than Carapateena. I'm not sure what is creating these readings & would be encouraged if Xstrata continues there search. On your comment on not taking EB into share price consideration, I agree. I wonder if Xstrata would consider purchasing a stake in Carapateena now that a share is for sale - with Teck Cominco unable to spend plenty of money developing this project , it sometimes is a solution to owning a large world class project?

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