I am led the believe that the early geo model was not up to...

I am led the believe that the early geo model was not up to scratch back then and OBM was not the only company where this has happened. I know a few companies, both listed and private, that have had this problem, DCN for one, and can bring the company down. When the first reconciliation was done the questions were asked and action was taken to rectify it. When you have your own mill you try and keep it turning whilst you fix the issue and that generally means taking on more pain until it has been rectified. That, together with the mil/crusher problems, was probably part on the reason why OBM has had such a sluggish start.