the profs. the mining eng. & geol. wanted to shut it down - they said its out mined its too little gold etc. the advise to McEvans and Dickenson who owned it was to do shut down & the reclamation work, dismantle the mine etc. McEvans decided to drill from the bottom @ the deepest working about 3000' down level and got Au 1 oz/t plus the rest is history - at current its one of the richest lowest cost gold mine in the world - I was shareholder of Dickenson and got Goldcorp share for it etc. so wait to SGM start the drilling from the bottom of the mines - the Mother Load gold veins will wider and be richer the deeper we go down :-) - that's why I am still here :-) @ Red Lake they run @ about 2oz/t average but more than 10oz/t @ high grade stuff :-) history often repeat itself - SGM is @ a penny bargain/oz imo. God Bless