Not understanding....I'm not following some of the logic on here. As I understand, all mining compaines need to sell their bullion as they mine it. FR made a surprising move when they held off on selling bullion when silver was at $18 or so, and they now sold it all at $26 or so. That is not casting doubt on the long term value of the commodity, but rather just a strategic move that paid off.
Think of the math, if you pull silver out of the ground for say $16 per oz, all in cost, with your head office salaries and everything included. Then you sell it for $24, you make a profit. But..... if you don't sell it, you don't have the $16 you need to mine the next oz. You can delay a small amount of selling for a short period (which is what happened), but if you stop selling bullion much longer, you have to stop paying your staff.
The $100-300/oz stuff may be far fetched, but the sale of bullion is not a contradiction, just what mining companies do. Keep in mind that lots of competitors in the mining industry hedge, so they sell their production forward to lock in the prices, even when they were historically low. FR basically did the opposite, so it's a strong bet on the silver price.