RE: RE: RE: RE: SilenceNickel that's a good post and I like the dialogue.
As for me being one of the pumping crew because I do not or never challanged their numbers? Can we just say I couldn't be bothered? The only real educated guess were the ones I liked to hope for and it theyr were well founded or were logical then I would store those in the back of my head and hope for the same. Also you as well as anyone would probably be able to sit down and decide who's informations was worthy of further reading and follow up and who's wasn't. Same can be said for the true hypers and pumpers who have come and gone like the seasons. Likely traders riding out a MoMo price swing that put ISM on the radar.
The Micon report seemed to be incomplete imho. It did leave out important data on economics etc. It was interesting for me to read to see they had capped the cutoff at a % that I personally thought was low after reading what seemed like much better drilling news over the last 2-3 yrs.
Why was SGS only asked to do the Met study on LN and not L1?
Resource categorizations were a source of confusion for many.
I wished that the report had an accompanying "readers digest" version to read so that Joe public could have digested it in a better fashion, instead of wondering what had happened to their SP when it was released. I had a co-worker sell his shares the day it opened post news, simply because he saw the direction it was taking that day and he had not even read it or looked at the preliminary news. Now take that type of action or sentiment and multiply that by a much bigger number and we saw a stock tank. Factor in the LONG responce time by ISM to come out with a "follow up" commentary type NR to the news and you have even more disenchantment.
BTW I don't give these guys the credit that you all seem to think I do. I can only go and dig up what I think makes sense to me. I weigh as much as I can to support why this should all work out for me one day as an investment.
The management at the top is the scary part and hopefully we eventually see the pedigree it needs to bring it the next level. Everyone agrees we are not there now and may never be.
You know that I thought Dr. Stewart Jackson could be looked to for valuable input, guidance and experience. Possible a rudder for this ship? Who knows?
Nickel I hear what you are saying, I understand what you are saying. If I can challenge anything with a good question I will.
Lastly lets talk about the last statement you made:
"The thing everyone must remember is the MICON Report was totally based on ISM putting in its own Mill. What is the chance of that happening? It has taken ISM over four years and they are still trying to figure out how to apply for a simple dewatering permit. How many years will it take for ISM to apply and get approval for a New Mill, get financing, build it and start production of low grade Mineralization? Lets keeps things simple Whaler. First, one must put out the numbers to the Recovery % on the Low Grade Mineralization. One step at a time please!"
So If there was zero chance of them finding economic nickel then why would they proceed with Micon recommendations?. They have come out and said they will followup in the 2010 drill plan. There are two situations possible, they either know what we don't or they don't. It's either great or it's not? It's either worthy of pursuit or it's not? Economic or not? Low grade or not? Which do you think is the situation?
I guess one could argue that the company has spent the the last three years drilling and spending money and in that whole time not know about the economics of the ore then either? Note that there were many samples/pulps reassayed for their Nickel content as well as the credit minerals once the Micon team came into the picture. (Almost 10,000 samples re-assayed)
The dewatering permit is a red herring fro me. It isn't rocket science. If they truly wanted it they would either be working much harder to get it or would have it by now. So imho I think the dewatering permit is not truly on top of the "to do" list. Would it take much to pump it out and get in there drilling?? Do they want that bad enough? Their actions would suggest not.
There would be more merit in looking at how the team manages to get through this MM spin out attempt. The fact that there were so many NR clarifications issued and then finally we saw the TSX come out and tell them how things should be done is somewhat telling and eye opening. Is Clarus still on board as advisor? What exactly was Clarus function?
In the end whether they sell this off, spin it out, or decide to build a mine and mill it themselves is unknown. Randy Miller has the road map and for now it is his call as to where this all ends up.
Mills aren't that far away and if they go the route of open pit mings that seems to be the lowest cost method. The next year or so will be telling.
AGM is three weeks away, that will be interesting too.IMHO