I agree with you, Mickzed. My understanding is that the graphite...

I agree with you, Mickzed. My understanding is that the graphite was found by,I think Pancontinental back in a time when all that meant was cornering the market on lead pencils. A bit like discovering oil before internal combustion engines and groaning that it just messes up your field ( shades of Beverley Hillbillies). The findings need to be confirmed and that takes time and money, the funding for which they seem to have at present. In regard to Crater Mountain, I understand that they have now secured additional claims to a region that BHP had wanted but had not been able to secure and when that claim expired, GOA was able to get it. The mineralization and topography todate suggests there is a significant deposit there and so gaining the extra ground just increases the value of the stake many fold. The downside is that it takes time. We are all impatient and want to get rich quick. Sounds like a good idea to me but it's not realistic. If you want a gamble for a quick win, go to the casino and put it all on black. If you want to invest in a company with sound geologic fundamentals, GOA has the credentials. It is still a gamble, but the gold and graphite indicators point to something very exciting if we give them a chance. It will take time. Don't know how long, and it's still taking a chance. But better than black. Or red.