Jim, thank you for your response.  The detail included is quite beyond expectation, though very much appreciated.

You are correct in that I was confused about water, not quite realizing that veggie sampling is the same as water sampling.  Now that you explained that, it makes perfect sense.  And, it's good to be clear that such sampling applies as well to many other metals.  

I also much appreciated leaning that Carlin-style deposits have been associated with other massive copper porphyries. 

Oh, and thanks for the short discussion on mercury vapor.  I followed a company in the early 1990's that did this (in Idaho, I think), but drilling failed to show an economic gold deposit, but gold was there several hundred feet down.  ...never heard anything more about mercury vapor.  That technology is obsolete now, I suspect.

So, which type of deposit is going to most interest a potential partner at this time?  Will the same partner be taking an interest in both types of mineralization within the Hay Mountain project, or will this be for us investors a "wait and see" matter?

I may have another question, or two after I have time to better digest your offering.  Meanwhile, congratulations on securing a Carlin-style mineralization immediately adjacent to the massive copper porthyry project at Hay Mountain.

Looking forward to addition progress reports, to say nothing of news on drilling.

Cheers,

VP

Thanks too to Tracy for her assistance.