while i would hate to see this happen, the market only gives you so much time and so many chances to straighten things out. at some point the company will have to demonstrate that it can operate a mine profitably and control costs.
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/11261997/1/struggling-silver-standard-a-prime-takeover-target.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA