RE:NO GOLD!! If the interim CEO is looking out for shareholders (which he should be), and he killed the last financing offer because it would destroy shareholder value, then for the short term he should be only in one mode.
Put construction / operations in idle mode - That's done.
Don't go looking for $70M in financing.
Go looking for $10M - $15M, or enough to pay short term debt / interest obligations, and continue dewatering, underground drilling and process a bulk sample from the CMZ.
Basically stop the panic mode and settle things down. When the dust clears, CSI can present a clearer picture of the resource in a month or two.
The SP will trade in a range until then, and some real partners will step forward. (keep the wolves at bay)