'Richards told shareholders at the AGM that a scoping study was...

'Richards told shareholders at the AGM that a scoping study was already under way on Marillana. The study is a precursor to a pre-feasibility on an initial 2 million tonne-a-year operation and an expanded 10 million tonne-a-year operation by the end of 2008. Also signalling the group's intent, a mining lease application is to be submitted soon over the Marillana tenement.'

Hmmn. How do you reckon the punters have interpreted this paragraph in the Age article? An expanded 10MT per annum by the end of 2008? Don't know about you, but I reckon that there are going to be a few unhappy punters when they find out it isn't from 2008 (well, maybe 2MT from then). No doubt will also have a pretty negative effect when many bail because it's likely to be 2010. It's amazing how the connotation will change due to the omission of a comma and the word subsequent.

Interesting to hear Mozart's take on the tonnage and time predictions made at that meeting.