When we toured last November, Walt said the mill was supposed to be built over mineral-less land, but they later found out that there is quite a bit of copper under the mill. Walt said not to worry, they would go get it through underground mining.
I am sure some would say, "another catastrophic mistake by management and lack of experience", but other might say, "jebus, that land is plum full of copper and we're going to be here for a long time".
I do agree w/ past posts; any understanding of how close the con is would be priceless info right now. IMO I have to believe if the mill wasn't close, they wouldn't be putting out any PR, let alone PR about additional drill findings, additional equipment for underground operations, and the VERY optimistic dates of the SW/EX processing. I know those are needed to keep investors somewhat happy and buying more, but seeing the family (or town) based grass roots operation CPRK is, I believe Mark will die trying to make this successful. His sister at the front desk told us enough stories about their family's background and the amount of emotional investment everyone has into making this successful, IMHO I believe this will come to fruition. Unless you tell me she isn't his sister, then I am SELLING :)!!!!