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Hate posting on my phone but I noticed Bricks mentioned end of Q1 for next news. I’m not so sure as on 18th Dec MC said they were launching straight into second phase locked cycle for Zinc and results could be 3-4 weeks. Admittedly he later was a bit vaguer and mentioned Christmas but I don’t think it will so long for some enhanced Zinc recoveries.

Shardster one thing I’ve noticed is that when you make a sensible point like that to address an issue raised it is never ever acknowledged. I don’t know how many times I’ve referred people wailing about dilution to MC’s comments about the silver creating “optionality” in funding and does it stop them? Of course not because they have one agenda which is to create unease and then panic. You could say I have an agenda too but I’m hopefully a bit more balanced, no junior explorer can 100% take dilution off the table but our indicated silver resource does give us options.

Honestly I'm feeling the pain as much as anyone but some of the posters that are trying to ease their anxiousness with childish, pointless outbursts are absolutely pathetic. Thanks goodness I have to get on the road soon.

I think it was Bricks who established that either in Nov or early Dec, I don't think anyone knows when they were first signed so how long they have been in place I don't know.

Data room - NDA's - closed period.

Evidence of some nervous breakdowns today - I do understand it's a tough time.

Docushake I'm bitterly disappointed with the SP but you've let yourself down there. When Lloydy brought up the meeting on here I was going to try and get there so I emailed LR and he told me the location, it was much too far for me to make it in time but I have no doubt it happened. Just think before you post something as daft as 'fake meetings'.

DocuShake ask Lloydy who has actually met LR recently if he thinks they care.

Everyone who watches the interviews, & podcasts, reads the RNS's and actually communicates with the company knows what the strategy is Shatner but yes I agree and I'm genuinely not being sarcastic when I say some sort of graphic perhaps with some easy to understand pictures would help many here grasp it better.

Perhaps if we have an investor at MI5 or GCHQ we could find out Bricks :) Anyway, recommencement of drilling isn't a particularly important announcement as it's obviously going to happen. Getting some enhanced zinc recoveries is the next big one I think. Talking about incompetence ZM19 aren't you the one who made allegations about the deleterious elements being kept from the market? Did you know that WA reviewed and signed off the RNS as well as our NOMAD obviously, no you didn't because it's easier just to make stuff up for whatever dubious motives you have.

I didn't know you could access live satellite images - or are you having me on???

Bricks I don't but you can find it easily on Google Earth by looking for Paradela del Rio and it's the ridge to the SSW or down the N-120 to the south. If you click on the image the co-ordinates 42.518585, -6.792316 come up but I'm not sure if that's what you need.

Steve - none of my posts are designed to drag in new investors and I don't have links with other posters. Much of the time I'm posting to correct misunderstandings or outright lies. As an example someone made some serious allegations about the deleterious elements which I rebutted saying WA wouldn't want us a client if we were misrepresenting their recommendations to EUZ. What I didn't know until today is that WA formally review and sign off RNS's connected to their work so that hopefully should stamp out that line of deramping. I have every right to protect my investment from these people and am naturally suspicious of contributors whose sentiment changes with the wind or give away anomalies in their declared positions / opinions.

Steve has been a very naughty boy today - "Well this and KEFi my only aim holdings and KEFi looks like boom today this one soon !". Seems you have a case of EUZ denial Steve :)

Thanks for trying Newbie and yes not a surprising response - good to see a meaningful post though!

I think it's on NEX Teaye. Pretty tough week to be fair and not the start to the year I was hoping for but let's hope the pr offensive starts next week. Surely TP should have updated their coverage by now following the preliminary mets. To think we were livid with their .071 valuation after the JORC, surely they'll go over 0.1 particularly with the silver looking so good.

Heady days Shardster! Going back to MC comment on the silver he does actually say it gives us "optionality" on "how to finance things", so that's perhaps clearer than how I remembered it. I was also looking for timelines on the second locked cycle and he says they're "launching straight into it" (18th Dec) and estimates "3-4 weeks for another result back". He later rows back a bit on that mentioning Christmas but it does suggest it shouldn't take too long to get some better recoveries from the zinc.

Bobby I agree some clarity about the risk of dilution would be a massive help but I don't think any small explorer can realistically ever take it 100% off the table. In one of the interviews MC mentioned the "optionality" that the silver gives us, that's a massive hint that other funding options are opening up so I don't agree that the risks are higher than ever. In fact the three independent reports have progressed us to the most de-risked position we have ever had. But going back to the relevance of PR it's infuriating that we are having to de-code these comments from interviews where they are I believe, excessively cautious. If the silver gives us optionality why not make it explicit with reference to funding, I don't see what rules they would be breaking if they apply the appropriate caveats. In the same interview LR also makes a comment about how they plan to use the mets and was really close to referring to other parties. To his credit Andrew Scott pressed him on it and of course he batted it away by generalising about the whole project. That's why I've got a bit obsessed about media today - they must be the most cautious communicators on AIM. Didn't LR mention a presentation on de-risking which was prepared for the AGM - why not get that out there with the met data adding another layer of de-risking. Whenever I've actually spoken to LR I put the phone down feeling inspired but while I know they have to be careful in interviews they are so incredibly circumspect in what they say the overall impression can be a bit deflating. It's a tough one as a used-car salesman rampathon is not what's required, we know we have the asset, perhaps it's just about getting some energy into the comms.

... and the final part of this morning's rant. Firstly I admit I've done something of a u-turn on this because I've always upheld that PR will make not a jot of difference to what we all want - a decent sale price but ask yourself why all companies of a certain size have PR departments. I'm not saying we should go splashing cash on PR mainly because I still believe it won't alter a final disposal but applying some basic principles would help alleviate current sentiment. I'll give you an example which I know if LR reads this will have him muttering a few expletives and probably challenging me to a Lloydy style showdown (but I'll risk it). I'm not a PR expert but my work does bring me into that world on a regular basis so I'll refer you to exhibit A which no PR worth their salt would have allowed to go public. Remember the LinkedIn announcement about 024/025 plus updates on stakeholder engagement? Well it included a picture of MC, Luis R and JM in the Spanish office, nice idea but honestly they look like they're on death row! Before I get ripped apart I'm not blaming semiotics for the current SP but it's one tiny trivial part of a broader narrative. I don't blame the team for this, of course in terms of the endgame it's infinitely more important for them to be 100% focussed as mining and geology experts not piddling about worrying about communications but just applying some basic media principles would go a long way to improving sentiment. If you don't believe me look what happened when they got it right during the summer drills. Finally I've stuck my head above the parapet on this and expect some flak which is fine but do just digest what I'm saying (ie. not advocating spending cash on this, it won't affect endgame value, don't want the team going on daft management courses :)) but a bit of upbeat media would help in the short term).

Thanks T - didn't know that, is that local knowledge?