James Sinclair has posted a 1970-1980 Hecla chart on his site some months back. Hecla's stock price was mostly a big tragedy until late 1978. Then it took of.

Another thing, I don't think many smaller gold mining companies or whatever silver mining companies are a likely take over target. The bigger companies are looking for big, 5 mln+, gold deposits I speculate. ECU is mostly "just silver".

When we are patient many of those posting on Agoracom will get rich. After all, it's a small market and it's about real money. All our opponents are just pumping up our future gains like madman.

I just try to keep some powder dry for buying at probably even more crazy levels after summer time.