Bumby,There is no wet or cyclone season. There is no reason for...

Bumby,

There is no wet or cyclone season. There is no reason for any delay (apart from the xmas period)

From Yahoo:
"Alice Springs Weather
Due to its outback location, Alice Springs' overall climate is predictably dry and arid most of the time, without a real wet season..."

The drilling will take minimal time providing the Geoprobe & helicopter are available. I wouldn't be surprised if MR has already lined this up for December.

The only delay will be that incurred with negotiating with the NT holders.
With regard to the negotiations you would hope that MR and his legal team have learnt a lot from their dealings with the Martu.
I expect that the NTT, WA state government and the Commonwealth Attorney General will be watching this project with great interest. One would hope that they all want a win-win outcome rather than a protracted lose-lose situation as per LD.