The lack of newsThis company is not known for it's abundance of press releases. They release results, including negative results, in a timely manner but if there are no results, for whatever reason, we investors are the last to hear!
If I were to speculate blindly there were problems/delays with the IP survey or acquiring the necessary drills or getting the core processed. The company is not obligated to inform we investors of such mundane things and doesn't!
Having been a BMK shareholder for the last year I have seen these "blackouts" before.