"Perhaps she was just mistaken without the benefit of added information when she said Tesoro was a world class property. The options aren't just truth and deception - people make mistakes or make estimates that are proven false with more information."
You cannot be serious.
Actually, in terms of mining disclosure policies...it is only truth or deception. It would be illegal to make false claims regarding material information.
Can you imagine if mining companies were allowed to defend false claims by saying "well now that I have more information, I guess I was mistaken".
nonsense.
S.