With his stating of going to QX and his seeming distain for OTC traders there is zero benefit for him to not do a split. Liquidity is not as big of a thing on the QX nor is trading as it is more of an investment class tier, where as you said would make sense to limit the flipping and price manipulation with penny stock traders and a higher than needed float.
Nevertheless if completing NI mining report, Reverse take over and fillings being current, this ticker would be ORGANICALLY risen to the dollarland range without making any RS
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