To: Joe Champion who wrote (5730 ) 4/13/1998 9:13:00 PM From: JACK R. SMITH JR. Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14226
Joe, As you know as a prospective producer yourself, Murphy has his way so to speak. As an example, the dore that you placed in the mail has not yet arrived. I think you have more in common with GPGI than you know!! I must tell all that I am extremely heartened and gratified by the news presented today. I felt that further process refinements were necessary and while presenting very impressive results, the company commited to work on process refinement. Frankly, I could not hear better news. Perhaps not riches tomorrow, but step by step, that is the way that it happens. I am also heartened by an apparent reduction in expected values. The given values are greatly below former projections (lab values) and the latter figures are from larger samples by production processes. Not unusual to say the least. Their approach is to approach the problems honestly and in a straightforward manner, and that is how problems get solved. If you guys want to go out and fall on your sword because they have not met our elevated expectations, then, by all means, do so at will. I, for one will not, because I see this as the best possible scenario for long term success of the company. I congratulate those in the company who have had the guts and fortitude to attack the problems honestly and to seek viable solutions. My hat is off to you sirs!! I cannot be more sincere in that. Perhaps you collectively will forgive the harsh things that I may have said about you in the past! I say this again, I see a breath of very fresh air here, and it is most welcome in this mining tunnel!! "Damn the Torpedoes!" "Engineer, give us flank speed on present course!", Jack!!