Charles re: MintyHe is the president (I think) of North American Palladium (PDL). Was named this year's mining man of the year for being responsible for converting their operation to large tonnage low grade operation from a small tonnage/selected grade operation. There are lots of juniors in the immediate area of their Lac des Iles mine and it would be difficult to try and pick winners. AVL has already made a deal with Placer Dome. I like HLM (because of their tantalum/cesium prospects at Pakeagama Lake) but Dr. Walter Peredery (formerly of Inco) is very high on their Lac des Iles property. (apparently he will give presentation at Sudbury Prospectors Assoc. on June 14)
I think PDL has made a huge investment in exploring their immediate property and one benefit has to be that they are most knowledgeable of the area geology. They have their own properties in the area which have not been extensively explored yet, but I figure they will be on the alert for specific indicators on other properties as well.
PFN has not spent anywheres near the money on RV yet compared to PDL at Lac, but PFN has got to be the leader in success and knowledge of RV geology. As time goes on, this specific knowledge could also be an large asset for PFN.