The reason for the delay is that the Drilling Approval is...

The reason for the delay is that the Drilling Approval is explained in their recent Announcements:

"With the recent acquisition of this existing mining lease to compliment
the land holding at the Equador Project along with further high-grade assay results
from within this lease area, further expanding the prospectivity of the wider Equador Project,
the drilling plans for the Equador Project are being revised
to take advantage of the new ground and further high-grade results.

The revised drilling plan will also take into account the results from the metallurgical test program, to allow a full complement of updated information to specifically target the highest prospective areas of Niobium and Tantalum. This will assist in fast tracking resource definition and future pathway to production."

The short version is they amended them,
To include the New Tenement....

Drilling Approval is Expected this Month !!!!