Medinah Minerals (MDMN)

[Hurricane_Rick]

Please describe his bona fides with respect to mining exploration experience. What certifications in geology does he have? Has he made fortunes in junior's discoveries in the past? Please enlighten me as to how he has demonstrated expertise in this particular field in the past, outside of MDMN. We call that "DD".

Can you take one of his arguments, conclusions or opinions about Lipangue that you disagree with and explain why you believe it to be incorrect?

As I've explained many times prior, Dr. DeCosta and The Lipangue Valuation Report have been frivolously (and laughably IMO) maligned by people that have never read the report and don't know or care what it contains. However, to date, I have not read one post in this or any other forum that dares to challenge the specific content, ideas or conclusions Dr. Decosta makes in that paper.

And I repeat for the sake of edification, a very large majority of Dr. Decosta's writings are based on the publicly available geological analysis that has been performed by professionals in geology that were contracted to analyze the Lipangue property. If anything, I'm diminishing the good doctor's work in that regard. I can provide the list of most of the geological reports that are often referred by Dr. Decosta in his writings (in the past you and I agreed that the Valuation Report is lacking a references section). However, beyond the publicly available and ascribable information that Dr. Decosta discusses, he has visited the property, met with the principals of the company including JJ, interviewed some of the geologists that have worked on the property and was part of the investor group that hired their own geologist to investigate the property. And even as a geological layman or hobbyist, it is quite clear that he is extremely well researched on the subject matter, and more specifically, the geology of Alto de Lipangue.

Therefore, given:

a) his well-researched knowledge of geological concepts (specifically Chilean and porphyric geology), which are clearly superior in detail, intellect and analysis to any posters' opinions or analysis that I've read in this and other forums,

b) his exhaustive knowledge of the Lipangue property complex and this investment in particular,

c) his historical contacts, discussions, interviews, etc. with the geological professionals who have been formally educated in geology and who have studied Alto de Lipangue,

d) his prolific and obviously intelligent written analysis of the investment and Lipangue, including the Alto de Lipangue Valuation Report, and

e) combined with his expert knowledge (I understand that he publicly testifies on the subject matter) on NSS and securities industry,

I can understand why shareholders respect, value and defer to his readily available opinions and knowledge on the investment and why his detractors can only feebly complain that he's "only" a dentist. Oddly enough, Dr. Decosta embodies the extreme of responsible, intelligent, exhaustive due diligence on the subject matter that you criticize others for relying upon.