PRODUCTION TIMELINE

Permitting Milestones
Complete Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)	Q1 2009
Final EIS and Record of Decision	Q4 2009
Engineering and Procurement Milestones
Award EPCM Contract	Q1 2008
Start design engineering	Q2 2008
Finish detailed engineering	Q2 2009
Construction Milestones
Pre-production Mine Development	Q1 2010
Commission SXEW	Q4 2010
First cathode	Q1 2011
Commission sulde plant	Q1 2011
Full concentrate production	Q2 2011