lanman, do you have any idea if the concept of unitization is in the Hungarian Mining Act?, if it is not, then the arbitrary decisions made by a gov agency may be quite different, what would they be?

And on the issue of deadlines, they are good. It indicates a willingness by each party to the necessary thinking and evaluation of their own lands prior to coming to the table to discuss the same. Being ready to do that by a certain date makes it easier to deal with the upcoming work. If an agreement is reached on time, it may determine a different course of action in terms of the work performed.

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