Hi horsetrader1,That synergy though also involves a dis-synergy....

Hi horsetrader1,

That synergy though also involves a dis-synergy. ie OZL could sell that excess equipment into the open market at the end of 2014 rather than provide it to Hillside (whom I know nothing about). So the loss of this option would need to be counted against this idea.

M&A that increase resources (because pit boundaries on neighboroung tenements can be optmised), reduce the need for duplicate infrastructure, utilise free capacity in existing infrastructure etc can be substantal.