That's open to debate, I wouldn't discount anything until the arbitors give us a number. Twist the knife man, if they don't want us to mine the property, they shouldn't have given us the contract and asked for these social projects to be constructed. In my view they will have to pay dearly for their mistakes. We should be rewarded handsomely for tying up our capital for all of these years.

I was looking for the violin when Fung was trying to respond to the comment in politically correct fashion during the ASM regarding why (logically) Vz. wouldn't simply award the permit..."we can't understand how others would act because it is a different environment and we try to understand them from our own frame of reference" or words to that effect...but before I could find my violin I soiled myself. Obviously Fung knew Hugo (and his band of idiots) were tuned in to the ASM. Fung handled everything very well. EVERYONE (even the Russians) want a profit or they are not interested. Fung is well aware of this. We are in good hands.

Remember one thing EZ....as my high school basketball coach used to say...Mr. "should (have) be" lives in the same house with Mr. "might have been".

I think Fung will (as he stated) get us the best deal possible. If that means going to arbitration than so be it. If that means taking a little less than it is "worth" than he will make that tough decision as well.