to mine or not to mine that is the question... HAMLET

@snidely Although Snowline has got a few sniffs of some high grade intercepts, it is such a different style exploration project than Queensway. There is plenty to tout at Snowline with those monster intervals going up to 500 meters of pretty consistent mineralization (2-3 gpt). I can see why people are excited about it, and rightfully so. There is a cookie cutter mine development model for something like Snowline’s Valley/Rogue discovery that doesn’t exist for Queensway. And that is just fine. There wasn’t a prior model for Red Lake before it became the monster that it was, and the same for Fosterville. I truly hope the Snowline guys kill it (and I say that not owning any shares in SGD). But comparing Queensway to Valley/Rogue isn’t like comparing apples to oranges, it is like comparing apples to cheeseburgers. I do get some of the skepticism for NFG and Queensway. It breaks traditional molds and I think the potential and opportunity defies traditional thinking. And because of that, NFG is going to have to swim upstream a bit more than other big discoveries might not have to - and that is going to take time, but I do believe that our patience will be rewarded in the end. 7 about an hour ago
@snidely Who in this industry has that kind of juice these days - that all they have to do is talk up a company and it bounces right away as a result? There are plenty of things to fault QH for (like NVO), but to kick him for not having enough pull to move junior explorer stocks entirely based on his reputation is one hell of a stretch... even for you. 5 37 minutes ago
@goldchad Always popping up like a bad penny. 1 14 minutes ago
@snidely @aardvark Have I not been preaching on here patience and keeping expectations tempered the entire time? And there is no trial mining this spring. They will be doing bulk sampling on the Keats trench area. I haven't yet been able to nail down what the limitations are for bulk sampling under their most recently renewed Exploration Approval Permit - but they could be limited to as little as 500 tons. But yes, the overall recovered gold in that bulk sample will be big news that I am very excited for. But to your overall point, even in a favorable jurisdiction like N&L and even having the deck stacked in terms of available infrastructure - advancing any exploration project to producing mine is a long, arduous and expensive process. I got pushback a couple days ago when I suggested that advancing to full-scale production could cost upwards of $1b. I don't know all the specifics and how they exactly play out for NFG/Queensway, but I have read more FSs that I care to admit (and been involved with some projects myself) to know that every new mine is an insane financial undertaking. But that isn't some issue that is unique to NFG, still I think it is a tad naive and foolish to think that NFG has some magic silver bullet that allows them to avoid that. But what NFG does have is some sweet ass high-grade deposits that are very close to the surface. And I do believe that is going to make a substantial difference in the economical model for a future Queensway mine. So I am I bullish? Hell yes. But I also hope that I am sensible and grounded too while still being bullish. 1 7 minutes ago
@nfg-long So Aardvark/Evenkeel, rather than complaining and criticizing other peoples opinion, why don't you share with the board, your estimates of the time and costs for an NFG start-up. personally, I don't think you have a clue, prove me wrong.