True, but could a helicopter have been used? Surely we can't...

True, but could a helicopter have been used? Surely we can't continue to lose 9 days production everytime it rains heavily enough to affect equipment and access?

Do other similar companies in the area have that much downtime in their operations?

If this is the norm in this environment then we should factor this in our revenue expectations. However, I would expect other companies would have better mitigating management plans.