not sure that the Comet Vale mine was down to any Reed...

not sure that the Comet Vale mine was down to any Reed management expertise. It was a farm out and when the partner left they put the main on C and M. Not exactly an advertisement for disciplined mine management.
In fact I see nothing in their history to show any expertise in anything other than running a large exploration company.
Let's hope that the current gold project is the one that changes all that.
I have gone cold on the Vanadium mine since I sat though a presentation by David Reed on the project and its $650m setup cost. Made me realise he was obviously not operating in the same universe as me where JV partners front money like that based on a Vanadium price that is historically quite low and the current blip might be seen a the anomaly, not the norm.