I wasn't present at the meeting but was told that when Lori posed a question to the effect that what did the shareholders prefer, release of surface trenching first or drill holes, the response was overwhelming "drill holes."

If this is correct, I would surmise that the two geologists objected to this from the beginning, and had to bow to Lori's direction. If so, there must have been a lot of friction leading to the release of the statement, and the resignations followed. Not good.