"His confidence makes me feel like I'm not just closing my eyes and rolling the dice here."

You are not.  Along with PO's financial wherewithal and business acumen, we have the exploration genius of JB underlying our efforts, along with Jim Bryce's and earlier from SRK Consulting.

Let me add here, too, lest anyone expect THE discovery to come out of the pending lab report; however good it may be, results from deeper drilling are likely to be better, perhaps much better. 

And thanks, Willy, for the reminder about how few shares are out (comparatively speaking).  It helps justify our present share price, which is high for a tiny junior exploration company living under a black cloud these many years.