RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Timing of Mark Hamilton's editorial pieceInteresting points, I agree with what you say and it is a massve possibility, but one other plausible scenario, and I am most likely to be called a soft basher or shorter for (which i'm not) suggesting it is that Pebble still isn't trusted as a 100% safe bet by companies. Pebble has a troubled past, no one can argue that, and although it is in a politically safe jurisdiction, there are still a lot of hurdles that need to be crossed before it can be mined. This may be putting fear into companies hearts as they are worried that dropping another huge amount of money may just lead to the project falling at another hurdle. This is the pessimistic scenario, but one that should not be shrugged off as impossible, mining companies are very savvy nowadays, and care about every penny they spend, and if they think it is risky, they sure as hell won't bite.
Too many of the big boys have bad memories of previous deals gone sour.