Of course the CEA and BOD are getting paid, this ain't a non-profit!
Hope and pray mining? I have called these kinds of ventures "faith-based mining" because people are willing to apply huge dollar amounts to in-ground value based on no credible data. This mine has nary a single drill hole into it at this point, or maybe they are saving that data for another PR?
And then, project the profit based on what? Most legitimate mines do not turn a profit for years, if ever. The Resolution Copper Company in Superior, AZ has sunk hundreds of millions into trying to create a mine in what is N. America's richest ore discovery in the last 50 years. If they ever get up and running (and that is IF), they will be a billion in the hole before any ore is mined. There is a land swap deal still in Congress that will decide their fate.
To think that a mining operation of any size will turn a profit from day 1 is ludicrous. Especially given the circumstances with the Azurite Mine with no exploration, no permits, and no assurance they even have rights to mine.