Think about itIf you were Gary would you have done things differently? The chance of a mine, any mine making it all the way to production is 1 in 1000. Gary knows that. So get a great story, which graphene is , and try to raise money and create a mine to supply graphite. Along the way take a huge salay knowing the 1 in 1000 odds. If it all works out , you are a hero . If not at least you are set for life. You have traveled the world, made great connections for the next project, and gave your son a start in life.
Look at plastic,look at the OLED industry, 3d printing. It takes a long time for the econmics to catch up with the dream. This will hold true for graphene. If Gary had taken a small salary from the begining maybe he could have raised money.Who knows. But at least FMS would have had a shot.