Bluenoser, here in the great North, we hear a constant mix of doom and gloom from the back yard mining analyst. I recently heard that the Nickel Rim is all that Xstrata has to count on. The Smelter requires the right mix of ore to process, and the ore comming in from Raglan and near by operations is causing hardships. I heard their is a major problem with acid and their may be down time. All rumours , but their is talk that their is not enough ore to supply the two smelters and one will likely close due to emission cost. Traps7