jr4jane2004,It definitely doesn't take this long to get coal...

jr4jane2004,

It definitely doesn't take this long to get coal quality data, when I was on the rigs it never used to take more than a month or so. There would have to have been a massive backlog at the lab for it to push out beyond that.

But the big delay here could have been the consultants preparing the resource estimate. Then again CCC didn't drill a heck of a lot of holes so even that is unusual.

Anyone remember when they finished the Botswana drilling? I don't off the top of my head. But it should not have been any more than 6 months from the conclusion of drilling to the resource estimate. A good consultant would have had it done in maybe 3 months.