"Wayne Sutherland, a metals, gemstones and economic geology specialist with the Wyoming State Geological Survey, said the initial exploration samples, known as intercepts, were significant.

"Some of these things are running close to a half-ounce per ton; that's extremely good," Sutherland said.

Even the samples with the least amount of gold indicate they are at least equivalent or better than some current gold mines in Nevada, the leading producer of gold in the United States, Sutherland said." associated press

Bob Barker and Kevin Box are quoted. Cautious but optimistic.