I think the lack of traffic on the board is mostly due to the lack of news. Only so much you can talk about if there's no news from the company. Of course, we could start a general discussion of the economy, politics, gold price suppression, etc., but based on other boards I haunt that's a good way to ruin the board.

The move today was mirrored by a lot of other beaten down juniors, so leaks of a big strike may or may not be the reason for the move. Reasons for gettting back into the juniors include returning after tax selling, thinking that the bottom has been reached, upturns in prices for gold, copper, etc., and a general improvement in economic outlook, or at least the idea that it is as bad as it will get. I wouldn't mind an announcement of a big strike, however.