It has seemed to me in the past that these companies try to announce big news around September 1 rather than during the summer; so we are fast getting to prime time. I guess all the analysts etc. are back from the cottage after labour day. The financing seems positive, of course. Much easier to sell these things when/if the investors are getting a bargain because big news is in the offing. And, yes, the flurry of news releases does seem to presage something big. On a somewhat negative note if they have hit something really big, they are doing a really good job of keeping a lid on it, as the rumours seem a trifle faint and I don't see much reflection of a big hit in the recent SP action. JMHO.