He never had much of a grasp on logic and reason. His suggestion to truck a couple million tons of sloppy tailings 17 miles to dump back on the mountain top.....classic! He accepted the company statement that the stockpile was only 6 miles from the plant, despite contradicting info in the Terrerros reports. And his refusal to measure that distance himself on Google Earth? ...you can lead a horse to water, etc.
Being nearly $100K underwater in your investment does that to you.
BTW, still don't see a tailings management area (pond) at the plant. It doesn't look like any mineral processing plant I've ever seen. Endless conveyor belts.....why?