Game Plan going forward?Now that GK is in production, it is an interesting exercise to speculate on what teh game plan may (or, since it is speculation, may NOT be) for the largest shareholder in this enterprise. I had, on another bulletin board (now defunct), speculated as to why Bottin/DD had 'tolerated' public shareholders in the JV deal with deBeers Canada whilst PE was the CEO. At that point, I believed that DD utilized the 'public' face for political leverage against deBeers in the (1) JV negotiations and (2) in the licensing and permitting process. Well, now that the permitting is completed and the JV established, GK up and running, and MPVD is "cash flow positive', does it make sense for DD to continue to 'tolerate' public/retail shareholders? Bottin and DD currently own about 1/3 of MPVD common, and have taken a chunk of the recent bond financing, so (in the event of any default) they will have a seat at the Creditor's Table. Their man Comerford is privy to everything that management knows, and brings to the BOD. So I ask myself, if I were DD, and had some cash on hand (which doesn't earn much in the current credit markets), what would I be doing? Bottin and DD continue to make occasional common stock purchases (as private party transactions, not on the exchanges) which get published on SEDAR (as per law). Lots of public relations and disclosure overhead go by the wayside if MPVD were no longer public. The downside is, having no public shareholders removes the 'court of public opinion' as a tool in dealings between MPVD and deBeers Canada. Comments invited.