research trip to batchelor, page-4

PEESTER

unless u are in the top twenty u dont count.

dont wast your time with the management asking questions, like the little girl said in ALIENS.

"IT WONT DO ANY GOOD"

but by all means if u are up that way put on a pair of overalls and a hard hat and carry a clipboard and sneak in with a contractor crew and have a peak around.

while seriously frowning at the clipboard and chewing your pencil look out for signs of major activity like sparks flying from welding equipment, cranes positioning various facillity items, electricians installing control boxes and chat nonchelantly to any body who is actually on the job installing equipment to try to pick up any leads on outstanding problems and installation start up dates.

also have a look around the back paddocks to see if there is a lot of items of discarded old second hand ore processing machinery and facility items that look like they have been modified and reworked to try to make them work but have been junked.

if the yards are full of scrapped items we are in deep doggy do.

also take note if there is a lot of shiny new equipment installed that looks like it only needs to be connected to a control box or is actually clanking and whirring,this will be a good sign of pending production startup.

take note of any drill rigs that are sitting idle and try to observe any actuall drilling activity to get a feel for the pace of exploration.

sooner or later u should pick up some vibes regarding the state of the facility and the plants potential ore processing capability.

also breeze around the surrounding landscape and check out the size of the mounds of stockpiled ore, the mounds should be signposted, URANIUM, COPPER, ZINC, COBALT, NICKAL, LEAD.

if the mounds of ore awaiting proccessing are only small and unimpressive dont be unduly concerned because in time the stockpiles will grow to mountainous proportions as the ore is dug out of one of the largest new polymetalic mines in the world.