Easier said than done Plough. Stopping development or high...

Easier said than done Plough. Stopping development or high grading the mine (and shortening its life) are the easiest solutions. Have a look at the correlation between AISC and grade in NST's report yesterday. Also look at the gaps between C1 and C3 costs - this generally widens with new mine developments or with development intensive, narrow ore bodies.

NST like DRM has a short mine life and at some stage will have to start investing in new developments. Not even a magician can escape that reality.