Here is a sampling of news releases from North America-based exploration-phase mining companies as of March 25, 2020.

Clearly exploration continues in some places even as parts of the US and Canada have to shut some business operations.  So far, this does not apply to Arizona, yet current management at LBSR would have us believe that seeking a partner must cease for now because prospects from South America can not travel here.  O.k., get out there and find someone else, damn it!

Why do I feel that we are being conned? 

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53799/Copper-Fox-Announces-Updated-Mineral-Resource-Estimate-for-the-Van-Dyke-Project

https://www.thenewswire.com/press-releases/1AwGF28qO-skarb-reports-on-exploration-work-at-the-gossan-and-sbs-properties-terminates-agreement-to-acquire-rdr-project-quebec.html

https://www.thenewswire.com/press-releases/1BQPFJvEa-radius-gold-provides-exploration-update-for-amalia-gold-silver-jv-in-chihuahua-mexico.html

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53705/Contact-Gold-Discovers-1.5-gt-Gold-and-172-gt-Silver-in-Rock-Samples-at-Green-Springs

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53742/Tudor-Gold-Is-Fully-Funded-for-the-2020-Exploration-Season-at-Its-Flagship-Project-Treaty-Creek

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53767/ALX-Resources-Corp.-Intersects-Additional-NickelCopper-Mineralization-at-Falcon-Nickel-Project-Northern-Saskatchewan

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53784/Max-Resource-Acquiring-EBAY-Palladium-Through-PGE-Americas-Metals

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53789/Talon-Completes-Initial-PreConcentration-Test-Work-and-Increases-Lower-Grade-Mineralization-by-107-to-1.18-Nickel

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53782/Steppe-Gold-Commences-Gold-Production

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53797/Ridgestone-Mining-Targets-HighGrade-Gold-with-Drilling-Underway-at-Rebeico

https://www.accesswire.com/582271/Amex-Reports-Numerous-Gold-Intercepts-on-Grey-Cat-and-Gratien-Zones

https://www.accesswire.com/582466/Quebec-Precious-Metals-concludes-winter-drilling-activities-at-Sakami

https://www.accesswire.com/582341/PPX-Mines-9436-Tonnes-Grading-865-gpt-Au-at-Mina-Callanquitas-During-Q4-2019-40692-Tonnes-Grading-893-gpt-Au-for-Full-Year

https://www.accesswire.com/582446/Golden-Birch-Outlines-Recent-Discovery-at-Keveri-Project-called-Waki-Waki-Located-1-km-East-of-Omu

https://www.abnnewswire.net/press/en/100555/Cyprium-Metals-Ltd-%28ASX-CYM%29-Eelya-South-Drilling-Results-and-Continuing-Programmes-100555.html

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/premier-reports-operational-update-834352394.html

https://capstonemining.com/news/news-details/2020/Capstone-Provides-Update-on-COVID-19-No-Impact-to-Operations-to-Date/default.aspx

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/03/25/2006273/0/en/Completion-of-the-Winter-Drill-Program-at-Niobay-s-James-Bay-Niobium-Project.html