RE:Pictures from the fieldYes, a deal would be underway with this work being done on site. Work doesnt stop onsite even if a deal is signed and an aqcuiror would not simply bring in new staff on aquisition day and take over for Cynthia. The buyer may have people on site with her, or maybe are planning on simply hiring the workers that are with Cynthia now and keeping them on the project as they would be familiar with the Ishkoday. Work will move forward on the Ishkoday daily up until and after a transaction occurs. An aquiror is looking for a few key things - mine feasability and estimated resources. I do not doubt that the data room shows promising resource estimates proving feasability. As for resource estimates this is something that grows over time, it is not uncommon for seniors to keep drilling/channel sampling in order to further define resource areas on a property even if they have already commenced mining. This means that channel sampling and drilling could occur alongside production as minerals move through the process of being propably, inferred, indicated and finally proven.
Cynthia would absolutely be in the field with a potential buyout looming. I beleive that the geosurvery conducted a few months ago was part of the "prove it" phase of a deal. The continued channel sampling and groundwork is helping them continually add value to their share price by provinh more and more minerals and by exposing these known and unknown quartz vein systems. Deals of this magnitude take a lot of work and time to put together but also involve a lot of waiting. Waiting for buyer, lawyers and third parties as they work through due diligence, waiting on approval from neccassarry government bodies for sale approvals etc.
Business as usual will take place whether a deal is on the table or not and if a deal is on the table work will move forward continually. It all depends on what side of the fence you are on in regards to believing a buyout soon or a that a buyout is still a ways off.