The market seems to be interpreting today's NR as meaning "no deal is forthcoming." It does not say that nor suggest that.

On the contrary, is says that the pool of potential investors is expanding, owing to the many, many options for different types and sizes of projects in SE Arizona. None of this rules out the possibility that a deal could come on Hay Mountain tartget #1 tomorrow, or some other target.

The PR goes out of it's way to offer that there are indeed parties interested in other than Hay Mountain, a mega project. Not every investor is capable of taking on, or otherwise having interest in a giant skarn/porphyry copper project, hence the mention of Walnut Creek, "...and others in the Tombstone area."

The fact is, LBSR is getting deeply into a major marketing program, and it will continue forever (with LBSR and/or it's sucessors in interest) because of all the options to Hay Mountain. In fact, the company's first deal in SE Arizona may not even come from HM.

Anyway, and as I keep repeating, trading volumes at these levels are largely meaningless, but it certainly feels better watching the stock rise as opposed to falling.

VP