I understand your frustration, Edgy, but bear in mind most of us seem not to have done enough dd, since we neglected or refused to take into consideration the opposition, or the naysayers, on the SH board. Thus far, they have been proven more correct than the lot of us, as uncomfortable and ugly as that is for us.

That said, I feel we have about all the bad news behind us, and that we have this year seen the low. If not, we will need to be bought out. Finding the mother lode will be the ultimate push for us. Until then, being self-funded is critical to sp.

I'm not understanding the mechanic's lien aspect. Before a closing on any property, a lien search is always done. Why was this a surprise for Hecla?

I think a year ago we had 250 employees. Now we have 400. This bodes well for a richly growing company during high global unemployment figures. Since costs are lower now, I hope we see a much bigger bang per buck per employee.

Mother lode, where art thou? Answer: We will soon find out!