and remember its not just the mine we potential buyers are buying...mills are valuable, even though they are far away...it takes years to get one up and running...also I know about 2 years ago great basin bought its own labs for hollister so they didn't have to wait in line for results...so that would be going to...Even though the mill is far, a large player wouldn't mind even if they have their own mill close...you can only put so much gold into one mill...and esmerelda has some gold that a large player could make a profit from, even though its low grade...If memory serves me correct neighboring barricks mine was starting to deplete and it was a great mine with geology running right through hollister...