Sculpin, you hit the nail right on the head. Thats what gets me so frustrated on some of the comments on other boards. You read the news releases and go over the company's history , check out management credentials and past performance and the decision to buy is still purely speculation. Do you like the company and the property well enough to take a chance because no matter how you look at it, it's still high risk and any stock market specialist will tell you that. However,,,,,,,,,,,,,with high risk you get the possibility of high reward, and with the bull market on gold right now and the trouble with the U.S. economy the chances of a large mining company take over are higher right now than ever. That doesn't mean it's gonna happen, but if there ever was a time for me to be long on a stock that I thought had the best chance of succeeding as compared to any others that I have studied, THEN I'M GONNA BE LONG ON SLI and see where it takes me.