one more point

Being the most valuable junior gold available out there

the amount of attention, manipulation etc is brutal

The amount to be invested in ARU is mind boggling

We know some majors are prepared to do almost anything to get what they want

They do not care about the retail

They'll keep beating you down until they have the very last share to be had

They'll tell you how crappy the politics in Ecuador are, how they wouldn't touch ARU with a 20 foot pole, then once they buy it, they'll tell the public what a find ARU was, how they drooled over it, and how it's worth many times what they paid...wait and see

If funds own say 60% now, and if management owns say 15-20%? and if potential bidders can own up to 10% each, where does that leave us? The last of the retails? Even Patrick said at the AGM that on Apr 18th they lost a lot, if not MOST of the retails.

but not us.....we may have a skeleton crew on the good ship Aurelian, but we will never give up the ship.

as long as we have dry powder, wind in our sails, and a mug of rum in hand, we'll always be prepared for battle.

so..we sail on...

safeharbour