Gramps,
Here is an excerpt from previous news release April 19/11. My guess would be early spring- just because it always takes longer than we would like/expect.
Regards, K
April 19, 2011
Golden Hope Retains SGS Canada Inc. - Geostat and GENIVAR as Independent Consultants to its Bellechasse Gold Project in Southeastern Quebec
TORONTO, April 19 /CNW/ - Golden Hope Mines Limited (TSX VENTURE:GNH)(OTCQX:GOLHF) is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of SGS Canada Inc. - Geostat ("SGS") as an independent consultant to its Bellechasse Gold Project in southeastern Quebec.
SGS will provide Golden Hope with technical assistance with coarse gold sampling and ore body modeling leading to a resource evaluation update by the end of 2011, early 2012.
SGS has