Ann: Quarterly Report September 2013 , page-6

It was always clear even under Allied Gold that Simberi was way overstaffed. Problem is that in third world environment the local miner is often looked upon as a "fat cat" who will be expected to provide local "social services". Problem is that when you withdraw those services the locals get very upset and this can destroy the business and cause trouble with landowners. Unfortunately it is vital to continue to provide this local "community support" if you want a successful long term business (Nord Pacific (the predecessor to Allied Gold) even did this when they were in trouble and not paying their directors.