ARU pays employees in Ecuador $331 a month (full pay)

so they are getting half of that

when you make comments like

"Well here we go down again ,the investors are getting impatient."

think about the volume...514K out of 145 million shares

people are day trading this....this is no comment on what investors think

Even the day traders must be worn ragged at this point. My guess is the majority of institutions have bought this for the long-term. Those with a shorter horizon that bailed on the recent rout were quickly replaced by those with a longer horizon. Like it or not, we may have to bring this to production ourselves. A buyout at this point depends on two key factors: 1) the willingness of a major to take on the political risk 2) the willingness of the govt. to support a sale. So far, no clear indication on either front, and so we sit and wait.

ebear