How much would it cost to build even a small mine to at least...

How much would it cost to build even a small mine to at least start pulling dirt out of the ground? Surely this would be better than being in the hands of someone else. We seem to be waiting on third party interests. Why not go mining on a smaller scale to bring in some money? Instead, they keep robbing the investors. We are partners with a multi billion dollar corporation now, why not get money from our new partnership? AGM coming at the end of May. If they have nothing by then, this company will die a quick death. How many years can they keep spinning the same old shit? They need to do better or step aside.