Dear IDC enthusiasts,Thought I'd share this with you all after I...

Dear IDC enthusiasts,

Thought I'd share this with you all after I was questioned earlier this evening by one punter (on another forum) asking what did I consider the potential nasty surprises from IDC to be in 2014?

Given that the forum discussion had been fairly heated for most of the day, I chose to respond with the aim of lightening the mood a little.

Below was my response....
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Here is the Top 10 'Nasty surprises' list, as voted by.... me!.... drumroll please.............

1. 'Oh dear, we only found another 100k ozs at 2g/t and ahh... sorry but we don't think Mt. Kare is like Porgera after all...thanks for all your support though...ha ha'.

2. 'errr...our debt funding partner went into receivership before the transfer could be made'

3. Burgess to Rodan; 'Rodan, I asked you to drill from the south, not to the south, doh!'

4. Promnitz to George N; 'Who is this new previously unidentified clan you speak of... holding grenades outside our office and demanding a re-walk of the boundaries?'

5. Promnitz to the board; 'Turns out we hired the wrong Dr. Norman, this guy's just a f....g dentist with a double major in geology. My fault for not reading his resume properly'.

6. George N. and Tony Burgess kidnapped & found lobotomised by locals neurosurgically experimenting with the greatest human brains they could find in their province. It was later found that certain individuals taking full advantage of the new 'international cultural practices' act recently enacted by PNG's parliament, should not be held accountable.

7. Sudden nationalisation of all mines in PNG. No reason provided other than an 'these aren't the droids you're looking for'. wtf

8. Sudden increase of methamphetamine usage in the region. Locals decide to rape, torture & kill not only each other, but those that seek to intentionally pollute them. Amidst chinese whispers they are convinced that Mt.Kare staff and property are the work of the devil and everything and everyone should be burned to the ground. Anti-mining activists led by Sarah Hanson Young are later found responsible for supplying the 'ice' free of charge (not to mention the chinese whispers) and are subsequently fined with a slap on the wrist & repatriation in exchange for a sizeable increase in foreign aid.

9. Enga and Hela provinces go to war against each other, with the US aiding one side and the Russians aiding the other. Promnitz is found is standing on top of Mt.Kare (in the middle) holding a white flag in one hand and offering large 'truce' nuggets with the other. After a long and tense standoff, the yanks withdraw their support in exchange for a 80% royalty agreement on all future production of Mt.Kare. They're reason and I quote 'sorry, but we need to restock Fort Knox after profiteering from shorting the gold market for so long. And don't blame us, blame the frickin 'Chinese who kept demanding physical delivery on futures contracts. Damn criminals they are, purposely undermining our perfectly legit paper contracts'.

10. World War 3 erupts. Nooooo, not even gold can help you now!

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Cheers
Elpha
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