Hillgrove forecast C1 costs for the year at $US1.75-2.05 so the final 3 quarters will fall sharply. In 2017 pre-strip and deferred mining costs will fall by about $28m and Au credits should be much higher as gold production increases from a low-point. According to Directors April 2017 should be the time at which a change is evident in the cash flow profile and they seem to have made it.