opinicaThe problem with the Opinica area to date has been the LACK of drilling since the discovery of Eleonore. Only BFD and EVR has drilled in the immediate area in the 3 years since the discovery, and now GZZ (to the east of BFD). Not sure why it has taken these companies so long to get drills to the area.
One of the big factors here is that only a handful of companies hold ground in the area (unlike Hemlo where there were 200 companies in a 150km long belt).
In my opinion, the two best discoveries to date have not yet been drilled - ER/AZM/G @ Eleonore South and EVR @ Manuel. This should change soon, since both areas have seen adequate trenching now and the next logical step is drilling. I also believe both juniors operating the projects have the required funds to drill at any time.
I have also heard rumours of another gold discovery on the Virginia Gold Mines *Kenco* project which is west of DAR and ties onto the northeastern section of the SOI/DOS Pontax property. VGQ was set to drill the property this winter but has not been able to secure a drill yet. Once this news becomes public we should see more buying in the area.
Drilling of by ER @ Eleonore South and by EVR @ Manuel will also push the Opinica camp back into the limelight. A lot of attention has been on KXL and NOT lately and money is out there to shift to other discoveries as these stocks get pricer.