RE:RE:HaltWell, with all due respect, he has failed to respond to one of my emails (but not the last attempt to contact him). My scenario is that I recently called the number for the company and got the sweet voice of a female answering lady who was quick to say that she answers calls for 12 venture companies in Vancouver but was very willing to email Mr. Nania and relay my concerns about IR and all that. Then, about 6 hours later I received a call from Mr. Nania who was very apologetic and was quick to answer my questions. He called from a (917) area code therefore somewhere in New York City. He has an Australian accent.
As I indicated in my previous post he may well have been too quick to answer my questions as he may have provided inside info (not sure at my end) .
As I see it, the company is extremely well-held by insiders and huge investors and as such may "slip" from being accountable to the lower 15% commoners like those who might post on this board. As I understand things, the commoners represent only about 15% of the float so he may feel no particular need to speak to "the rest of us" along for the ride. I shouldn't disparage him too much as he was very approachable and quick with what seemed to be reasonable answers to my questions (and I'm in law enforcement if it means anything). I judge his voice and tone as being a reasonable one.
Do some research on Mali if you intend to hold this longer term. I find that there has been some relatively recent turmoil but all seems well now. The turmoil was about 100 km north (Gao, Mali) of where the mine is (Ansongo, Mali) and has been repelled thus far. There is a new mining policy in play in Mali of late which seems to be positive for us investor-types but as is the case for third world countries, things can change in a heart beat.
With much of the stock allegedly held by the transfer agents and receivers of the manganese this looks good on its face not to mention the Monitor mine.
Good luck to all of us (including the other 85%).