"but did the exploration costs not get covered by what was pulled from the ground or was that statement in the corp pres not accurate?"

Mikxx,

Yes that's what they said in their earlier meetings, although I'm not sure when that stopped being the case as the company sought to do financings afterwards. I guess it didn't cover the M & A, the promotional travel to Europe and Florida, nor the lumpy and bumpy fashion shows.

I wonder when the high grade narow vein exploration ceased to fund the exloration, I don't recall it being announced, do you?