"From the comments one would think other companies aren't facing...

"From the comments one would think other companies aren't facing one of the most diffciult times for funding in memory and that other U miners aren't shutting down due to the price. I have faith in Gus to get funding but in such a way as not to throw the baby out with the bath water"

arsenic - people aren't by and large stupid here - as you seem to be implying. Most would understand that recent times have been very difficult for negotiating contracts and are happy to give management slack for that. You are missing or don't seem to understand the main points of criticism, namely:

1. Repeated failure to set realistic targets in relation to funding and mining commencement
2. Repeated failure to adjust targets in a timely way
3. Failure to focus on the securing of long term contracts during 2011 (when they were readily available) which should have been a key focus given the then mooted start up of March 2012