Maybe at the stage the board decided to try and raise more...

Maybe at the stage the board decided to try and raise more capitol (as the previous offer did not reach its goal) they were concerned about a coalition and the possibilty of their expansion or permit being looked at again. In that situation you would want to get things moving as fast as possible, get the concentrator underground and get the gold out with minimum surface foot print or transport to give fuel to the greens. I don't beleive the permit will be revoked but likewise I'm not a lawyer but IMO it makes sense to do what they did to try and get things speeded up. The release of the update at that time though was a mystery. I''ve been in since 0.005 and am still buying more, here for the long haul.