My friend talked to Rich Biscan a few days ago and asked whether an announcement would be made after receiving payment for the first concentrate. Rich told him they will NOT be announcing that. In his mind when they announced the shipping of concentrate in the news release below, that was equivalent to saying the cash is beginning to flow, and that the actual figures would only be covered now in the normal quarterly reports. When told that some seem to be waiting for word of this as confirmation of where the company is right now, he asked whether we think a billion dollar company (Glencore International) would not make the payments for the concentrate. So it seems that those waiting for such news should assume payments are being made.
He said that about 35 tons (tonnes) of concentrate are being shipped about every other day. Maybe someone else could confirm this with Rich.
tjguy