Usually what happens is these funds take there positions before a stock really begins to rally. It is always a positive when you see high volume and a stock close green. IMO i think that these funds have made there commisions on the deal and they are ready to make there investment make money for them. You have to understand that the average investor expecially funds want security and they want to know that ECU will be producing and making money before they take charge with their positions. As the previous PR stated the mill aquistion is now in our hands and its only a matter of time before we begin to hears some positive news on the producing horizon. All those stocks that are moving in todays markets are those that are producing i.e. Kinross, Goldcorp. Barrick, Silver standard, Silver Wheaton Etc. We will be a junior producer but willl be very valuable and attractive to investors and fund managers as they will be able to maximize there position considering our shareprice. I expect the next 4 weeks to be the catalyst for ECU! I am very pleased with what is going on and i expect to see our stock begin to trade out of these water treading levels!

Keep in mind that these procedure take a very long time but management seems to be pushing on our side to get as much done as possible for the investor. They have done a great job and soon we will see all their hard work begin to unfold as the story moves forward!

sharky