"Local and national environmental groups are very good at..."  Yes, they are. Which is why the same old issues at SB could probably still be litigated for years to come. Wouldn't time and effort be better spent making a deal at HM? It doesn't have to be the best deal ever made in the mining business; just any kind of reasonable deal that finally gets a drill turning. Unfortunately, SB already has a couple of strikes against it; it's still an uphill fight. Sad but true. Pebble sound familiar? The focus should be on HM, and now.