RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:TypicalLol I must have struck a nerve. Well then there must have been a lot of stupid ones in Elsa and surrounds up to '89. People actually lived there year round. Maybe I was one too. Except that UKHM paid a lot of money, just ask the Elas Royal Bank employees when poeple cashed out. As a matter of fact all of the locals there were lets just say very well off and liked the lifestyle.
Sure some werre transient summer/ winter workers to be sure but history shows that there was a 400+ core that actually made Elsa and area their home. Might have been Dawson in '84/85 as there were about 15 people left in town the last time I was In Diamond Tooth Gerties in the middle of winter.
Ps. The UKHM miners did not stay in Mayo. Most were in Elsa year round. And I will tell you a personal story that some didn't even want to leave, it got so bad the company had to force minimum vacations of 2 weeks. Solution they just went to the edge of "town" camped and came back. LOL
If your speaking for Alex & Mara then time will tell as to if this becomes a productive mine under Alexco or some other company.
BTW: Half the island leaves for half the year, that's a stretch. Don't see it from the Pacific Ocean view I'm looking at. LOL
No matter to me. :)