Nonames - 99% of investors purcahse shares in a high risk...

Nonames - 99% of investors purcahse shares in a high risk mineral exploration stock for the potential to make large capital gains in excess of market growth on their shareholding, as opposed to smaller capital gains + dividends associated with blue chip stocks / mature companies.

The only way a company like AMX increases its share price to the extent that it has so far is through broker and institutional support creating demand for the limited supply of the stock, thus driving up the share price. There is no way that the "mums and dads" and private investors on the register 2 years ago had the combined capital (or desire) to purchase shares to the value of the current market cap - Approx half a billion dollars yesterday.

I understand that it may feel like the origianl loyal shareholders are being overlooked, but without placing to the instos your shareholding would be worth a fraction of what it is now.

You can't have your cake and eat it too. Would you rather your equity % in the company remained the same at say $0.50, or be diluted and the SP hits $2.50?..... I know which outcome has been more profitable for me so far.