Pic: My guess is that it is primarily a matter of recognition and interest. It seems quite common on our BB's to assume that an announcement by a company like ECU about, for instance, a rich ore vein or a New York presentation, will be eagerly digested by buyers waiting for such news with their cheque books at the ready. Unfortunately, as I have posited before, ECU is competing with hundreds of companies, many of which are daily releasing similar news. My immediate reaction to the New York news is that, if the brokers there are as sufficiently impressed with the ECU story as we are, they will start following the stock and get the news out to their clients. It seems to me that that would be a giant step forward. Time wil tell.....

Similarly, only time will reveal the accuracy of your oil price prediction. The Canadian analysts tend to be at the higher end of the range - from $130 all the way up to $200. Interesting how the public is reacting to the possibility of a long term high oil price - less driving, buying smaller cars, more interest in conservation etc. For those with patience a democratic system eventually gets it right, often with many wrong moves along the way.