"It's clear someone wants to gauge how shareholders are feeling"
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I totally agree, but not for the reason you do.
If Tesoro is viable, how come there is no mining on it, thus far?
I think they want to do a rinse and repeat with SLI, so will try and convince shareholders to refinance the company, in a way that sees Lori maintain control.
Hence the posts by dryhumper and beyondhelp on here trying to engage wth shareholders and convince people that they're all warm and cuddly really.