I wrote a response to your post and then my internet went down and it was gone, so I'll just respond briefly. I quite liked your post as it was a reminder of another set of perspectives. Cold facts are important to rational decision making but the final leap of faith to invest always involves some extrapolation. Cold facts operate as a double edged sword depending on who is using them, why and when. They surprisingly have the ability to bring about both rational and irrational thinking. One must remember that truth/facts are only as accurate as the data that we have at that moment and to go beyond that requires extrapolation based on other experiences and knowledge. One such extrapolation would be that it is unlikely, from past experience, that the nickel find is isolated or that Cr is commonly associated with other precious metals. So we make decisions on the hard information but the hype etc are natural outcroppings of the speculative/extrapolative leaps of faith.

I found your post informative and very much worth considering, though I would likewise expect that many who publicly express the opinions you've outlined, as valid as they are, perhaps don't consider them as important as what they suspect is going on or going to take place.... to say nothing of their continued interest and involvement in light of their expressed sentiments.