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Eloro, I exchanged emails with WI yesterday in which I asked him for his views on the IPA. He didn't respond to that question, in fact he dodged it twice. He did say that he's looking forward to seeing the new economic study in 'early Q1'.

Incidentally, you signal your agreement of the ToS post in which he points out the key issue, namely that we've demonstrated no capability to take this to production. He's right, and we will never have that capability.

The crying shame is that the board have wasted years pretending that we do.

Q, you say a bidder would have to talk to many companies to acquire their shares. What do you think happens when a FTSE100/250 company receives a bid? This is not an obstacle.

Darren, don't be put off by one moron, the rest of us appreciate your posts.

Darren, thanks very much for the update. Information from someone who lives there is very helpful. Again, thank you.

Thanks, DBW. Interesting article. It doesn't downplay the unrest, but points out life is still going on in the mining world.

So you think the gangs are going to steal Cascabel, do you? This is what Eloro said and if that wasn't hyperbolic then nothing is. But you wouldn't understand that, would you?

If you're running weekly competitions you need to have an Idiot of the Week category. You'd win hands down every time. Keep up the good work.

I'm surprised you knew what hyperbole means. Still, I suppose that's what Google's for.

Putting to one side your inability to read a post without misunderstanding it, are you telling us that you believe verbatim what appears in the media? Are you suggesting journalists don't employ hyperbole? You may need to sit down for the next bit because it may come as a surprise; they do! And they do so all the time.

Getting back to the subject, can you tell us if people have stopped working in Ecuador? Have they stopped going to the shops? Was the comment from the mining ministry wrong? Personally, I'd like to here more about these issues and have made my thoughts clear that the company should have updated us by now. It would also be good to hear from the poster on here who lives in the country.

The comments I've made about this situation point out that there's no doubt the situation is difficult, but you choose to ignore that bit. Your agenda here is crystal clear; you attempt to find any news you can and then overplay it. The irony of this is that you call out the rampers, but fail to see you're every bit as guilty.

Tell you what, why don't you try reading things in their entirety and putting them in context. Or are you incapable of doing so? That's a rhetorical question, btw. And how exactly, is the last sentence patronising?

Nal, why don't you read my posts properly for a change? What does the last sentence say?

Orthern, thanks, I hadn't seen that from the government and you may be right.

As far as the broader picture is concerned, I do wonder how much is hyperbole, particularly where the BBC is concerned - they love over-dramatising news items. There is a very good article in the Spectator which doesn't downplay the situation, but does put it into context. Having said that, there's no question that this is having an impact on the country, hence my belief the company should, as far as is possible, clarify the position as it relates to us.

Orthern, I was specifically referring to the current violence, but I take your point, although it seems unlikely they've come up with nothing, particularly having seen the tweet from Hubris.

Still nothing from the company.

Possible explanations:

1) They don't consider what's happening as being of any significance to the company and it remains entirely unaffected. (seems unlikely to me)

2) They are on the verge of announcing something and don't want to mislead shareholders.

3) They are trying to work out what to say in a way that won't spook the market. ( Again, this seems unlikely as they've had plenty of time to draft something suitable)

4) They've completely downed tools and don't want to admit it.

Any others?

Given they've previously issued announcements relating to the political situation, I find it pretty odd that they've chosen not to do so now. The board committed to greater shareholder engagement and surely this is one of those occasions when they should demonstrate that they meant it.

Reporting from Ecuador on the BBC web site.

The company really does need to say something.

Fort, the US have told the government that they're happy to help in whatever way is needed. Given their track record, I'm not sure Nobby would be too comforted by that!

I'll tell you exactly what I got wrong. I assumed the SR would have been completed by y'e '23. I was mistaken and am happy to admit it.

As for your no sale comment, that will only become true if the company enacts a jv or decides the whole thing was a big joke and Cascabel doesn't really exist. To remind you: despite what you may think, you know no more than the rest of us.

Slug is 1984. And I didn't predict a quick sale.

Incidentally, the word is 'adept', not 'adapt'.

Ho, ho! Reminds me of 1981(Stackhigh) and his story a while back about buying on behalf of a client. I also seem to recall he came up with a brilliant story about some hidden and hitherto unknown financial instrument, which he claimed was going to cause armageddon. It didn't, but it gave us a good laugh.

Good grief, Eloro! Yes, it is a difficult situation, but you appear to be doing a very good Corporal Jones impersonation. Get a grip!