I'll have to disagree with you on your negative view of all area plays. Where there's smoke, there's fire, and the geological formations that gave rise to ARU's great results are common throughout the area. Gold, silver, and other precious and base metals tend to rise to the surface in areas that had lots of ancient seismic activity, especially the kind that creates vast mountain ranges like the Andes.

If your interested in taking a flyer on something new than much of the immediate surronding land has been claimed by a company called Escondoro and the territory is now called Escondida. Escondoro will own 60% of Escondida and Plexmar resources will own the other 40%. Escondoro filed their IPO with the venture exchange yesterday and should start trading before the end of the year. Perfect time for more of the investing public to catch gold fever.