I've seen that pattern play out before - volume before price. Sure hope that is the case here. Seems like somebody has acquired a pretty hefty chunk of shares and expects not to lose money on their $60K investment. They did mention back in November that the XRF Geochem Analysis - halfway done at that point - would go faster during the winter months. Perhaps that analysis is now done and some exploratory drilling is now ripe for a potential funder. Fingers crossed. Sure would be an auspicious start to 2018...