Someone in an earlier discussion made the point that the price of gold (or in this case silver) is important in Tyhee's quest to expand its footprint. Right on, imo, if SFEG cannot pay back the $1.75 million through silver production, hedging or selling forward at a very good price, it will have great difficulty surviving in the short term, even if it starts up. But I doubt that even $1.75 million is enough to start up after a few months of layoff. Ike