Donner is currently carrying out its 35, 000-meter drill program on the McLeod Zone.

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The results are directly responsible for the company adding an additional 1, 000 meters to its initial 2, 500-meter drill program for 2013.

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The individual who used the drill was pulled from the program and "sharply reprimanded, " the official said.

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To some extent, these companies believed it was easier to "drill" on Wall Street by buying proven reserves than to actually implement a successful drilling program.

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