Money spent Dollars spent by companies in the exploration stage is nice to see as an investor BUT in no way should that metrics ever be used as predictive indicator for future paydays. *********************************************************************************************. There are many examples of exploration projects that never produce and thus dollars spent are a "learning experience " for those companies and their unfortunate investors. *********************************************************************************************. Market cap in this particular case means absolutely nothing, except that it might be reinforcing the uneasy fact that we are in a difficult "learning experience ". *********************************************************************************************. I have learned a great deal. What have you learned?. *********************************************************************************************. FRANK.