from what i know, there are no drills currently working. i think they anticipate drilling hole 14 starting Feb 13th or so?

( i submitted a series of questions which were quite thorough on what retail would like to hear about Helen)

i am sure once the hiring of john was announced (he is effectively the COO), they wanted him to go over, in detail, the entire land portfolio, finances and current status of drilling companies, etc. He spent a while in reno reviewing it all. In my opinion this may have pushed things back by a few weeks, to make sure they get it right.

the Helen news release should be out fairly soon, late this week or early next week?

The stock price and company do live and die by the drill but times are very different right now.......just plain old survival should be considered a serious success, many invested in other juniors at a standstill and dying can attest to that. Yes it is true the drills are not blazing here at Victoria but the fact that we have a budget to drill this year and move some things along is great and will stand out among its peers. The moves they make right now are important for the future and it is okay if they take a while to calculate moves. we have money in the bank to last us quite a while. i KNOW they are being hyper aware and very careful how they spend the money. The dilution at 20 cents was a tough choice but a shrewd move. If we get a JV from Newmont, Barrick or kinross down the line things will pick up speed in a millisecond.

Good drill results and the price of gold going up will help us also.

this story is still very much intact and as others go under and quit we will stand out even more. This play has always been about the buy and hold because they are building something big.