I'm no longer in Yellowknife, but still have friends up there.

There are a couple of agorcom lurkers from YK or living in YK as well.

Once we get into public hearings and lots of local press, I expect we'll see more local content. but for now, the action is in Toronto and Vancouver.

Vancouver is my hometown, and still the hub of junior exploration companies.

But the most local thing going on here is the monetary role of gold. Wherever you are, in any country on earth, gold has value at the local level. It overcomes all language barriers, it is instantly recognizable, convertible and valued.

Everything else is ersatz.

Gene Skellig, author