These guys are neither fools or idiots... So do not be fooled yourself. Within reason, drilling results will be out when they are out. But these guys are smart enough not to waste effort paddling against what has been a strong current.
Investors say they are contrarians, but most are not. Favorable news will catch more investors' attention when more investors are looking to invest in gold. Currently they are not. Last year the trend was that gold prices rose through July. 2017 has been very different. Add to that the rebalancing of GDXJ, and it has been a more hostile year in which to release news, even if they released identical news to last year's news stream.
I increased my focus on precious metals several years ago, hoping to catch a few rising star explorers as they benefitted from a muiti year rally in the price of gold. It is one thing to own the best homebuilder, but it is way better if people are actively buying houses.
My hope is that GDXJ and the low in gold are behind us, and that the sheep start following us.