I am leery about Royal Gold, that royalties company. Of course, getting funded to go into production may be worth paying the price. Not for that first chunk of money coming out of the ground, as much of that would go to paying off debt, but to the great many more millions of ounces yet to be discovered under and around the mine sites.

Everything is on the table. I just hope that when it comes time for making a deal, there are some good choices, a veritable smorgasboard would be nice.

GS