This ^^^ We weren't drilling core for todays mining. We were sampling to see if the mine was viable years ahead and where underground would be directed over the

This ^^^ We weren't drilling core for todays mining. We were sampling to see if the mine was viable years ahead and where underground would be directed over the coming months. The deeper you are or the further you are from the pit or underground path the further into the mines future you are looking essentially. Edit: Also these are big publicly traded companies, drill reports get added onto forecasts for mine productivity which affects stock price projections & profit projections.