postscript on PerpetuaAbout 15 or 20 miles south of McCall is Donnelly, Idaho. At the very north end of town is Perpetua's head office in a nice "log cabin" structure. I pulled off the road into their parking lot. There were a few vehicles in the lot, but nobody was answering the door. A little sign advised that you needed an appointment to speak with anyone. Oh well.
Re metal's other point on dilution, yeah, sure. It'll make absolutely no difference if the share count goes from 300 million (fully diluted, today) to 600 million. Not to worry, throw another shrimp on the barbie.