North Bay Resources Inc (NBRI)

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[/quote]They do have a vast portfolio of rich properties[/quote]

No, they don't. What they have is pure Moose Pasture. And is hardly "vast". I know many individuals that control many more claims and acreage in BC than NBRI does. And those are much better than NBRI's.

Holding claims is not free. And not really cheap, either. And NBRI is broke. Many of the handful of claims they have left are expiring very soon. I believe one expired yesterday, and more disappear by the end of this month.

There is absolutely nothing inherently valuable about exploration claims in BC. NOTHING. Anyone can claim them online with a nominal staking fee. NBRI's cost a few thousand dollars, and that is hardly "rich".