Bob,

I NEVER got that impression from how, starting in 2006, the very first time I heard Puplava speak about Tyhee, that JP was anything but thrilled by Dave Webb's plan to take Tyhee's constellation of mines into production. In fact, I once specifically asked him to compare the profitability of two more or less equivilant explorers. One with an endgame for production, the other with a takeover as its goal.

JP said the one to become a producer would be more profitable to investors.