Good answer HM, those of us who take the drilling costs for granted, need to know these things.

I have another question for you that I am sure you can answer:

In today's market we can see that the oil service companies have not had a good go of it as of late because exploration budgets have been slashed in Alberta and other oil juristictions.

Does the same hold true for the mining industry, or has the gold sector been immune because of the current price of gold?

Thanks, Andy