I liked what I read also except for this chart I messed up in my original post of the nr... Summary of the current status of the permitting process for Jinshan's 217 project <pre> Permit/licence Authority Status Exploration Ministry of Issued licence Land and Resources Geological Ministry of Required hazards Land and Resources Water and Water Commenced soil Conservation conservation Bureau Environmental Environmental Commenced impact Protection assessment Bureau Environmental International Commenced and social impact assessment Safety Safety Bureau Required assessment Resource Ministry of Commenced verification Land and Resources Project Development Required development and Reform approval Commission Land use rights Ministry of Required Land and Resources Mining lease Ministry of Follows Land and other Resources approvals </pre> Sounds like alot of red tape to get through. Maybe that along with market malaise has created the submarine effect. Even IVN is showing signs of life.