It would seem whichever direction they choose or offer the shareholders, it all starts with what Brian Russel has to say about the J/L testing. That will tell shareholders if we have a methodology that has already been scrutinized worth looking into and applying to the FL property. If J/L is of little or no value, then any efforts at working on FL are back to square one. Possibly revisiting some of the old Dr. Groves, Ray Steele, etc etc. methods.
Next, we need to understand WHAT new properties will be considered, where they are (hopefully not in the back woods on Indonesia) and what metals they are going to focus on. Then we will need to understand the size and scope of the operations, how long to profitability, etc. so that we can get a clear picture as to the feasibility of Naxos changing direction into a "mining" company vs. exploration company.
While the letter didn't offer final answers on anything regarding FL or Ledoux, it was at least an attempt to keep in touch with the shareholders. And it also put out in the open the issue of selling off non essential assets. There are no final decisions or results regarding FL ore to talk about so I don't believe we have any reason to complain about lack on specific content.
Let's see what the answers are on the above issues. Then we can make some clear decisions.
My view, not to beat a dead horse here, is that if Brian comes back with a positive opinion on the J/L method, FL rises out of the flames as a very viable, potentially very large PM deposit. If he doesn't, FL fades back to a "possibly rich PM deposit" until some method of testing is arrived at that can reliably indicate what is in that complex ore.
Either way, it doesn't seem to be a bad idea at all to have some other properties providing cash flow to either continue funding the J/L work or offer a refuge for shareholder value extending well into the future or as long as the projected life of those properties may be.
Tom F. |
