With all the doom and gloom expressed on this Board over the past couple of weeks it is no surprise that the fact that KXL has plans for a 40,000 metre drill program this year in the B/G area has been ignored. However, a drill program of this size is nothing to sneeze at. As time goes by and more knowledge is obtained from the drill bit the better the chances of success from further drilling. No doubt the the Company is gradually getting a better feel for the overall geologic setting they are dealing with.

I have met Brian Maher several times at different trade shows and I have been always impressed with both his presentations and one on one chats. When speaking with him about a year ago he stated that there will be a mine at the Golden Mile. I have no reason to doubt him even though our SP is languishing at the moment.

I am not one to pump a stock or speculate a lot for that matter on this Board but I honestly feel that the next 12 months will result in a much better SP for us all.

Portee thanks for the laugh and glad you are having a great time with the grand kids. I have always used the Nfld definition of Killick i.e. wooden anchor ( no not a nfld joke) for my moniker as it serves to remind me not to be carried away with the negative or positive tides of sediment when trading. However, given the prospects of someday being promoted to captain I am starting to warm to your definition. You have to admit that being promoted from anchor to petty officer is impressive :-).

cheers

killick