I do understand your "Surprised and Confused" viewpoint. So, to...

I do understand your "Surprised and Confused" viewpoint.
So, to take up your point...
1. maybe plans to fully fund Dargues are very well advanced, OR
2. maybe they want to push the share price so something more like fair value (well north of current sp) so that they (as a company with a higher market valuation) are better able to close funding for Dargues on good terms, OR
3. maybe they actually just want approval of plan to mop up unmarketable parcels to save expenses (so need to push our thinking in that direction), OR
4. maybe they want to become one of select few of small miners providing returns to shareholders so that they can attract interest of those investors who have a need for $ back (i.e. not satisfied with cap gain only), OR
5. maybe they see market cap as hugely undervaluing the company and feel that for good governance purposes that they need to "walk up" the share price by successive announcements, OR
6. who knows?
I am also surprised, and somewhat confused.
My guess is that it is a mix of the first 5.
GLTH