Alex explained to me years ago that some companies that get mining permits do not bother about Presidential Decrees as time is money and are keen to mine as soon as they can. Alex said he would wait for the processing of the Presidential Decree so that Bassari would have security of tenour over the life of the mine , regardless of change of governments or policy changes by them.Alex has always held the view that this is a long life mining project.I believe that the signing of the Presidential Decree will. E the trigger for Ian Riley flying to Senegal soon to form the new company incorporating the Senegal Government