Not once have I inferred that the mine closed, it is still...

Not once have I inferred that the mine closed, it is still operating!
Nor have I made any reference to him being bad.

SMH, not suggesting anything but if you are happy to put blind faith into the very limited biography / curriculum vitae of an appointed executive thats your choice.
Maybe do some minimal level of research before you come out swinging with using irrelevant examples of large identifiable companies in his defence.

As for posting here, well thats what HotCopper / share forums are for?? called exchanging information, and as much as we would all like it to be just positive it isn't the case. Investors decide themselves if the positives out weigh the negatives.

cheers