Maybe a major already told Dev, consolidate now, stop drilling and we'll make it especially sweet but just for you.My gut tells me that the majors want the drilling to stop so they can low ball their offer like Camaco did the last time.
It's easier to buy off one guy to scuttle the ship so that they can pick it up for a song relative to the true value of all the undiscovered ore.
Seriously, he's already talking about making it easier for a major to buy us. This makes no sense for us. The longer we drill, the more resources we prove, the more the major will have to pay us. This is how we make money. It's only in the major's interest for us to consolidate and sell to them now.