The company has said 2019 so until we have some reason to think otherwise then I see no reason to doubt this. They aren't building a complex or large plant so once they have the funds they will be able to hit the ground running and complete in less than 12 months.
They have already hired the guys to organise this, there is already a mine in place (which just needs to be upgraded). I can see no reason that 2019 won't be a production year provided that they get the finance quickly.
All of this should become clearer once we have the DFS.
EGA Price at posting:
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