Welcome back! Nice to see you again.

That was one heck of a ride we took with ARU, wasn't it? Looking back, I can't help noticing the irony of the situation. The greatest find since Bre-X (LOL) and they didn't even want us! Talk about dropping the ball. Gold @ 1500, silver pushing $50. Now only China will deal with them and instead of Ecuador being the next big thing, Colombia gets that distinction. Who would have thought?

Lots of lessons learned, no doubt. I didn't walk away from junior miners, but I take a hard look at where they're located now. If they're not somewhere near the top of the Fraser Institute list, forget it. Ecuador is way down the list in all categories. Even lower than BC... birthplace of the original Green Meanies LOL!

Keep checking in my friend. We've had some good calls posted here: Ventana, Sabina, Premium, Newstrike, just to mention a few. You'll find that elusive ten-bagger yet!

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