my take on things...1. the next news release will be an outline of the drilling/exploration plans for 2010
2. a JV is a bit pre-mature at this point, I can't see a major jumping on board based on rock grab samples only
3. no longer holding my breath for the nickel results, I think that’s a side-show for now – I can see a major willing to spend $$$ on mine infrastructure for gold or diamonds in the arctic, but not base metals
4. gold will be what propels DDN to new heights this year, just take a look at what’s going on for CMD next door on Baffin Island!
5. the Beluga-3 pipe, when properly drilled, will deliver and will be icing on the cake!
6. pinching pennies and hoarding cash was so 2008 – but now that the targets are identified it’s time to drill, drill, drill!
7. defining the gold resource is OBJECTIVE #1!!!!! If mgmt still wants to be a diamond company, they should do shareholders a favor and spin-off the gold assets into a new company: GOLD NORTH RESOURCES, like they did with the uraninum
8. mgmt needs to start exercising their stock options (if they haven’t already done so in the past week), injecting $ into the company to finance the aggressive 2010 drilling campaign, and demonstrating their commitment and belief in the company’s prospects.