I do listen to Briscoe. I trust him, his work, and his ability to stay optimistic about what it tells him. No pessimist ever sold a mining deal.

Don't interpret my statement to be identical to "there's certainly a valuable mineral deposit." No one can know that.

There is no certainty. There is geology, geochem, geophysics, etc., and knowledgeable interpretation sufficient to convince me it's worth the risk to drill and see what's there. Anyone invested here on a basis other than that is probably in the wrong place.

The reward to risk ratio is enormous. while the possibility of losing is not insignificant. There are people who thrive on such deals. Jim Briscoe has lived among such people all his life. I've known a few, myself, including my own father.