"Management clearly trumps geology.  We would have had and should have had a fully operationaly mine by now if it weren't for inept management."

While I agree with the first sentence, I have to disagree with your assumption that we would have a fully operational mine by now if it were not for inept management.

Even with "better management" your not going to see a mine built with poor economics and thats what we have had the last few years.

With copper rising, optimization, low Canadian dollar and major miners back to making money that is changing IMO.

Regards, Radagast