Mancuso said that other priorities include complete dewatering and putting together an initial 43-101 resource reserve estimate that will come out just ahead of initial production.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed for a weak start this morning, as U.S. stock futures traded lower ahead of weekly initial jobless claims data and testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the state of the economy.
Traders said the initial setback for the market came overnight from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said the central bank could reduce asset purchases in coming months if U.S. economic data improve.
Herman Cain, a businessman and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, hedged his initial pro-gold declaration and has since moved back toward gold.