"At the same time I recognize some will have to move sooner than later or not survive, this last couple of years has really been difficult for companies and investors in the gold/silver equity sector. This does appear to be changing as the pendulum has already started the long march back to a positive trend."

Those that have contributed to creating this situation will certainly do their utmost to extend the bleeding of the sector. In my opinion the naked short selling has not been a normal market factor, as the Rick Rules of this world will try to make us believe. It is very likely that some companies will have to pay $500 mln in fines one day, while they have roamed off $50 bln. That's how you become a "billionaire" for whatever that is worth, when you have destroyed so many lifes.