I have also been in this almost 4 years. I like your assessment, but I can't understand your optimism, when they are only planning 20,000 oz a year production. That's not the next Barrick,(8 million oz / year.) Remember that tv reality show last year, "Alaskan Gold Rush"; Those guys did 20,000 oz the last week they were there. Plenty of little mom and pop miners doing 20,000 a year. Do you think LODE is sandbagging, really planning for more. I hope so.