Not to worry. As soon as mining engineer Thompson moves the operation to take advantage of that "high yield vein" things will change. Up 'til now, the assessment of which "high value" site to mine has been problematic but now, with the knowledge that there are hundreds of thousands of tons of high yield bonanza "vein" material to process, prosperity is just around the corner. The Lucky Strike was just a test run. You KNOW how rich the vein is because of all of the mansions built by the locals who have been mining the vein for years. Just look at how prosperous the "ancients" were. I can personally attest to this after visiting the rico barrios in Hermosillo, Mexico.
On the other hand, maybe it's time for Thompson to entertain some of those "millions of dollars" buyout offers.