lowsignal,

You mention, Noront?Missed promises?

In the case of Noront how about we call it missed multiple timelines in a corporate presentation....to start.

Where is the feasibility study on the Chromite which was in timelines....??

Coutts stated in an interview that he expects to see a road project description in Jan-Feb of this year.

He said this in the middle of Dec.2017. And he said shovels in the ground at that same time.

So where is all of this. Do we blame him?

How can 4 cities be competing for a chromite smelter and spending money and resources putting together a bid when there hasn't even been a chromite feasibility study??HOW? The Sault even offered to investigate covering the smelter costs if they were picked. For cities fighting for the smelter like seagulls and no Chromite feasibility?

Do we blame Coutts for this feasibilty? Do we blame AE for missed timelines, no feasibility study?

Are both these individuals the ultimate decision makers of these individual companies? is the control of timing of news 100% in their power? 

Or is it the largest shareholders that hold the cards?

In the case of RCF, they are the largest shareholder at Noront. If they wanted the feasibility study out ...it would be out.

As far as directors leaving..many have left Noront over the years and were replaced. No explanations were given. Do we speculate they couldn't get along with Wes or Alan?

If a company asks to test the Zen product for their usage, then the company is paying for the costs of testing. Because they are paying, they own the results of the testing. They determine what gets shared and when.

Is it not possible that a NAFTA agreement is important to some before cutting a deal?

What about the FN factor?

Is Constance Lake not in treaty 9?  And Yes, I see all the hard work done with them.

But why not take a look at Canadian Zinc as an example (RCF has their hooks in that company)

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/two-month-extension-for-ministers-decision-on-report-of-environmental-assessment-for-prairie-creek-all-season-road-670657833.html

Everything was ready to go...and you guessed it..some FN's who were quiet from the very beginning...suddenly at the last minute decided they wanted a part of the action. Look at the resulting impact on CZN's share price.

Have you seen one major Ontario mining project go ahead...recently...without an FN roadblock?

If I was Panasonic, as an example, or Larisplast, after looking at the Ontario-FN history of late, there is NO way I would commit to a deal without assurances from the Gov't that a "well used "Roadblock would not hamper the deal.

My suggestion is to take the binoculars off and stop staring only at Zen, and start looking at other stocks that have the goods.. primarily in Ontario and you will see a pattern. You will see  familiar tools being used from a trillionaire-billionaire toolbox.

If you had the power, and no conscience, why not open your toolbox to drive the prices down and load up at cheap prices. Once you've eaten and your belly is full, put the tools away.