not sure what to say...

in an efficient market, you may get some bids for a pile of rocks, but you have to come to grips with a understanding that you are a grub stake holder, just as a prospector was 100 years ago.

and sure you can say you're a ground floor player, but understand you hold hands with those who stood in front of a rock face 100 years ago, and looked at the glitter and he hope and reality of all those who came before us, and dreamed...

but what is 10 feet beyond the face, and this is what we don't know...
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I agree to what you are saying . . . that goes in line with the saying; "Every investment carries a risk". Although Gold mines operated in that part of the country before, that's not an absolute guarantee that TDC will be successful.

The way I look at it, the prospecting or exploration methods we have to-day are more advanced, and continue to improve. The knowledge is more abundant. Still, it's like a pig-in-a-poke, we won't know until somebody has seen it. However, the indications are good enough to keep me interested, meaning: it's not certain, but it's a good a bet.