Russ,
Still too soon to get hopes up - only the report from one source - AMRA. None-the-less it bears watching to see if it does, somehow, "pan-out".
We always view the "Left Coast Happenings" in ways that we consider 'level headed', but, those CalifWashOre folks do have some mighty unique ways of seeing life. Not all of them (like Hoser) think that weird way, for sure, but there seems to be a real Hive of 'em over there hiding in their 'Ecological Communities' that mining has made possible for 'em.
So, lets just see how this works out over the next year.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Joe