I see the risk here as extreme due to the deal and board...

I see the risk here as extreme due to the deal and board positions with Quantum. Who knows what rabbit holes may need to be gone down and what legal maneuvers there may be to dissociate BEZ from Quantum and how many years that may take.
You avoid giving an opinion as to when BEZ can be producing. Months, years, geez, no permit, plant in containers. Quantum fiasco!
And it's obvious that smarter guys than you and me have looked and shied away. All that gold and potential for more, miniscule mc and yet no one has made a move.
I think that says it all and you are overly optimistic and tend to ignore any negatives.
And you do sway people, doesn't that concern you even a little.
Regarding HIO. You were still pumping it well below the highs and on the way down.