Yes, multiple assets allows a combined company to reduce reliance on a producing property. New Gold is a perfect example of different companies that merged together to create a lot of shareholder value.
You need a producing asset to generate cash flow in the near term to de-risk the financing of the development properties.
I own Neumeyer's First Mining Finance and I hope he is looking at Tyhee. Even getting a low bid and an equity-for-equity deal would satisfy me because Tyhee becomes part of a high quality portfolio of assets in both Canada and Mexico. Lets hope.