RE:It's Sunday and no information from DBG yet.
I agree. They could have been put in a corner and told "ok these people don't want you here based on the articles, so sell the Hat property at the discounted price we (insert company) are willing to pay." Another scenario could be that the apparent representative of the Tahltan people wanted a juicy stake in future Dbg developments on the property and had a "my way or the highway" offer. Many mining companies run into legal issues from time to time but Dbg has legal permits for the next 4 or 5 years, so if they're trying to disregard Dbg's permits, that's the real crime here. At any rate, it sounds like there may have been negotiations during the recent price run. The other side was sour that they didn't get their way, now all of the sudden "Tahltan sentiment" from 2015 is dug up all over again.