RE:When a major thinks of acquiring a junior.....All that matters to majors is how much gold in the ground and how much will it cost to get out and what the grades are and what is the political atmosphere in that jurisdiction
it doesn't matter what the original owners paid it's what the value today all your other nonsense you can shove it where the sun don't shine it doesn't matter to the buyers at all it may matter to the sellers but they are not the buyers now are they