I waited, like so many of you, for years for JB to jump through all the mining exploration hoops so that we were finally in a position to make a JV deal to drill 10 holes at H.M. Many figured that JB was being picky about the right partner because H.M. was worth being picky.

Nothing. Time passed and we waited. He flew all over the world and came up with ingenious schemes to get a partner. Still nothing. People have sunk huge amounts of money in this. Waiting is never fun.

What's wrong with LBSR? I wondered. VP has shown that many others around us are making deals. Why not LBSR?

JB is a great geologist but no one wanted to make a deal with him. Fact.

Give the new guys a chance, even though they may be seriously lacking as geologists. Giving them grief certainly does no good but make everyone upset. We can't do any worse than we've already done. They only need to make one deal!