Aqua, your sentiments all seem to ring true, however, I am of the mind that it does no good to dwell on the past. I'm not a pumper nor a basher but try my best to look at the positives. And there are some real positives. Recently, gold was produced, and the very real possibility exists that the new MC that is being put together will allow a meaningful production rate. As usual, there are boogers but it is my feeling that we are as close as we've ever been to getting a solid operation underway. I know for a fact there is a really good and hard working crew at Elena. They are not afraid of hard work and seem to possess great work ethics. They, along with the chemists and the Lemas brothers, all have a vested interest in seeing this operation through to a successful completion. We can project all kinds of calamities to foil the operation but why should we when all seems to be so close? I just simply look at what has been accomplished since my first visit in Jan '18. A massive amount of heavy equipment has been added to the mix, the complete crusher and conveyor system is set up, there is an MC unit that is operational, albeit a small one. The pad and ponds are working, leaching can be started in short order when the time comes, chemicals are on hand for the leaching, a well known chemist and from what I understand there are two now working for solutions. There is scads of good ore available. And once there is a definitive announcement of some real good gold production it is my thought that we will finally see an appreciable increase in the share price. When and if all that happens is an unknown of course. The entire thing could go tits up overnight and on the other hand all of a sudden we could see a swing in the opposite direction, a huge success. All I've said is enough for me to maintain a positive outlook as difficult as the waiting and hoping has been. Believe me, I'm pulling for you to be successful as well as all the others that have invested and hoped for so long. I keep the faith! All the best and good luck to all. GGB
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