Great post. I think if a strategic partner is involved to bring this to the mining stage, AE would hire the right excecutives to do that. He understands and states clearly that he is a geologist not a miner. I agree that whatever the proposition is - it must bring value to the table. And this is where a guy like Ken Stowe is so valuable. He has been around the block on mnay of this large deals - be it buyouts or mining or whatever.

For those who have spoken to Aubrey, he is a pretty humble guy. He realizes they found this deposit by accident but he also realizes it is bigger than he is.