RE:Consolidation is "NEVER" good...i think most people are well aware of the perils that a share consolidation can present. The point is the company is worth 1.4 M dollars now. If the split happened tmrw we would still be worth 1.4 Million dollars. If the results on Clone turn out good we will be worth morth more. Regardless if the shares are trading at .01 or ,20 cents they go up when the company has success. Reverse splits bury companies that have no prospects. MKN has a very attractive property. We live and die by news releases, the share float is irrelevant. Do the "insiders" benefit more from a smaller float? maybe. No more than you or i do. A smaller float attracts new investors, gives the company cash. Managment wants to earn money just like the rest of us. They want a higher market cap and only advancements and progress make that happen, that, and a stronger gold market which will come in the new year in my opinion.