While rising gold prices should be good for DDCC's precious metals shipping contracts, the effects may be minimal, unless gold is found and mined from the Bateman property.
Tricia recently told me they are not presently doing any further exploration there, but do plan to do so at some future point, and to take it up where the previous work left off.
I would really like to see a huge gold find there in the next year or so, as it should add considerable capital for expanding new businesses using the Translocks, especially when crude prices start back up, and fracking picks up again!
