RE:Taking a whipping......EFR currently down almost 10%.. not surprising given that they paid a HEFTY premium to get this deal. It doesn't help that critical metal prices have softened somewhat. Lots of other unknowns-their main producing asset is on the cusp of end of production due to reserve depletion while their massive new development deposit in Madagascar has not finalized a deafinancial deal with the govt. The buyer usually drops on takeover news but again this is being AMPLIFIED by those concerned that EFR , more and more, is not a PURE uranium player (and more importantly, REE players as a sector , arn't red hot to buy anymore)...see what comes out of the CC maybe...dwdc