Successful negotiations take a willing, reasonable partner. Either they are there or they're not.

But let's not get tunnel vision - among junior exploration companies, PRB is on top of the heap, both in terms of having a high-grade resource, low float and massive treasury, with the potential of a major new find on the East limb - mgmt needs to reiterate these facts, NOW, as tax selling will surely take PRB lower.

If there's not a willingness to do so, perhaps PRBs Board should sit down and ask themselves what's going on here - a 4-5 month news blackout may seem like a brilliant move, but the SP is off 50% from the high, as the street doesn't like uncertainty.

WB