Hi, rolfoto.

After thinking about this for awhile, in normal times(non-credit bubble and no mass deleveraging), I agree with you that we would see a steady climb in our share price as word leaks out or in anticipation of a find.

Our share price was in the .30s in Sept. before the credit crisis stuff really hit the fan then in October we got knocked down like everyone else but still seemed to hold a little more value than the rest of the TSX. Did this credit crisis affect our steady accumulation phase? Wish I knew and would have been nice to see what would have happened without it. But we also had to deal with the end of the year selling as a normal phase in our markets and once we were knocked down in price, then there were losses to take.

Also, sentiment to go back into the stock market is probably pretty low for the retailers like us so this too would help depress any kind of normal build up in anticipation of a find along with the month off around the holidays.

All this being said, we'll have to see what happens once we start pulling cores from the ground this month. If we hit, I would expect the word to leak out and the stock price to rise from current levels unless cyp keeps a tight lid on things.

The fact that we haven't reported any visuals is kind of disappointing so far but would like to see us get further into hole #2 and complete the wedging process before being really disappointed(and see how hole #3 plays out).

I too wonder about the Goldcorp connection and how that might play out during this whole process and in the end. Don't have any idea there......hopefully, if we find something, it won't involve a low-ball offer in the end.

All JMO..............