EXACTLY !! And even when ''good news'' come out next month about the proccessing plant being built by 2024 ( most likely 2026)    , it means NOTHING !! 
AVL is still years away from production of anything worthwhile..
Now as a stock that one can make money once every 2-3 years  when the SP is being pumped artificially and on nothing noteworthy , it is great .
So..I might get in again  one of these days. I am still waiting for that reverse split too..It's coming.