No Doubt. Has to be PEA or sales price confirmation. Anything else is fluff.
BTW, since the original question was "What Am I Missing?" - my answer is "about $8 per share"......
These large news lull periods is why juniors with succeful looking properties always go through a down phase post discovery. Early on, it is drill news galore and blue sky but after that is over the news dries up. In this case the lull is bit longer than usual given the odd nature of the industry.