You are 100% correct overachiever ; something stinks in Denmark.
I have been around mining and oil exploration for over 35 years; I have seen deals where parties like Shiningtree have no money (Dan) , no expertise (Dan), no business sense (Dan) where they make a deal for Royalty rights only.
They say ok, I will sell you the property but I want a 3% Net Smelter Royalty if it becomes a mine, an oil or gas well in the future.
That is the cheapest deal I have seen and Dan/Otto deal is even cheaper. The way I read it SRSR gets $250k after the first million ounces are produced?
That is chicken feed.
With a 3% Net Smelter Royalty at $1,000 an ounce gold Shiningtree at 1 million ounces would receive $30 million dollars; slightly more than $250 thousand.
So it begs that question, WTF happened in this instance?
There are only two possibilities:
1. Dan was given compensation privately, undisclosed which would be a bribe or
2. Dan is Mr. Stupid and signed the WORST deal I have ever witnessed.
Either way he is seriously undermining shareholder value.