To prove the validity of my phone conversation...

"...Under such a plan, Mark says that HudBay would become the operator; they would put the project into production. A plus for VMS under this scenario would be

that at that point HudBay Minerals would also take over the costs and responsibility for exploration, which would no doubt include a good look at this two km long anomaly, which VMS feel may hold a great deal more copper/zinc.

"So it's an exciting time for us," Mark continued. "We are waiting to see how HudBay wants to play here. "We are at the table with them and we are looking for the opportunity to become a partner with a producer."