even if18mil.ozs x 90%recovery rate=16.2mil.ozs x $600(anal ists long term gold price)=9.720 billion: 20 yr mine life,yearly production 700,000ozs/yr x $600=$420m-140(200operating cost x 700000)=280-150(3b or 20/share fdn buy out amortized 20yrs)=130-25(500mil mine cost/20yrs)=105-42(EVEN IF 10%royalty)=63mil.pretax profit: $3,500mil invested $1,260mil(63mil.yr x 20yrs) ROI=36%++: SO EVEN IF mini-me grabs 10%(even if 15%) the ROI is huge. bring on the royalty# so the bidding war can begin-joe