Chuck, rather than do a long reply thats asks questions about your post, the following is where I think IPM is now at. (1) Obtained extension to stay into chapter 11 because ongoing tests of the Black Rock dirt have not beened completed. This assumption of testing to me is only a rumor or here-say. If such is true, then a possible PP is paying for the testing. If all true and tests results show dirt have mineable precious metals, then PP will happen. From this hoped for outcome, I would not expect the IPM company to engage in the cost of doing R&D, but to simply obtain a liscense to use an existing extraction process. (2) The extension to stay into chapter 11, if not for above reasons, then I have no idea why, in that what restructuring debt plan would IPM present to the courts. I do not know who the debt is against, but with a possible shift in the price of gold upwards, and Maxam and GPGI showing that desert dirt has mineable precious metals, then to me a possible investment would be for those that the debt is against, to accept in lieu of 1/2 million dollars, to let the IPM Company continue with these participtants accepting that 100 millions new ipmcf shares would be issued as described in prior posts, but with the difference being that 5 cents per share needed rather than the 10 cents. This would obtain 1/2 million dollars to prove the dirt, and those that have the 1/2 million dollars owed as debt would accept something I remember Richard mentioned, as lean against future profits or something called gold shares or something else. (3) As I stated, I'am out of the loop, so I only know what is presented on this thread, and so far the "dark forces" have not yet been identified. Doug |