IAS, you said,

"So you must think every thing is going as planned?"

Plan? With a junior mining exploration company. What's the phrase that is used to describe such an investment? Oh, right: "Highly Speculative". A cautious investor wouldn't think twice about investing in such a play. They'd run in the opposite direction as fast as they could, and invest in bonds. Maybe that's where you should consider investing, IAS; you don't seem to have the stomach for this. Stress is a real killer. Don't let it get to you. Live long and prosper!

I think that things are going amazingly well with "the plan", such as it is. Noront has adapted well to a number of adverse circumstances, IMO. They have the goods and are proving up more at a good clip.

I am not selling anytime soon, so paper losses or gains *today* mean nothing. I *have* been picking up more shares at these prices.

Yes, something seems to be afoot. We will not be the first to know what it is. Mr. Hanson is prohibited by law from divulging material news to anyone outside the company without a NR. But he has to be able to run the business, which includes strategizing with the BoD and working out agreements with other companies. I am sanguine about it. I wish you were, too.