think the geo-chem and a hole first at apala had them stuck to...

think the geo-chem and a hole first at apala had them stuck to the one prospect
have been seaching for the high grade core since (still haven't although they appear to be more confident with grades increasing to the north- west thats where a core may exist?)
given a porphyry takes 10 years from the first discovery hole to development i guess they've got to use funds wisely
you only need to look at the graph of Grasberg from the BHP presentation i posted on the M&A thread how these can continue to grow and grow