Brassard is carrer prospector. Times are good for him now because he can sell his claims in the Beauce and squeeze BOW but it isn't always so. He is a well known guy on the MTL Jr Mining cicuit... Kinda like that character Ed Godin in Toronto only less successful.
Brassard, last time I spoke to him, said he had over 4000 claims in Quebec (!) a bit all over the place from the Beauce to the North and in the Gaspe, from gold prospects to energy claims. He's just on a different side of the investment proess. IMO, our side is far less risky and is more honorable. But hey, if you want to go prospect, all you need is a liscence from the gov't to go stake claims.
Cheers, J.