Lucky1 - Thanks for the numbers.
I agree with you that employee counts are way down, due to the shutdown, and would be significantly below 2009 numbers. But, we have no clue what employee counts "need to be" to correctly operate CPRK on a 24/7 basis, both in a "soft start" and full production.
However, with a new mill engineer in place, new management in place, and a new business philosophy in place, "ramping" up employee count, from shutdown lows, should be easier as it will be inline with need compared to evaluating and laying off overhead. (MD was obviously pushing pretty hard to get things done in the third quarter, almost doubling his Plant employees.)
Also, you are comparing high counts to low counts on Strip, Quarry, Open Pit instead of looking at the pullback. It seems MD was expecting the 2nd quarter to truly be the "Grand Opening".
I don't know about the April 9th date either. The more the "LONGS" throw out dates and gripe about missed expectations, the more the lurkers, shorters, etc can easily determine the correct timing for attacking the PPS. I realize CPRK is the only one who can rectify the information flow, but until that happens, we will continue to beat up our own investment w/o knowing it and provide fuel for the roller coaster.
Peace,
VVV
