The "little Bear" has already shown a good deal of life in the past 3-4 months, although it's probably mostly because of Argonaut's non-bear related holdings. Whatever, I hope they can keep it up.

I bought a lot of shares of Gold Canyon when they were in the $0.10 range, attempting to average down. Now, with First Mining that has turned into a bit of a success. I hope they keep going.

Quite a while ago I switched my holdings from Metanor to Sandstorm and lately it has looked like a good move. But, you never know, if Barry becomes viable Metanor shares could still have some life.

As you know, the stock market is not a rational place so even with the hint of any international upheaval, "players" panic, resulting in a temporary downturn. I agree that there is no rational reason for gold stocks to decline in this situation, but, there you are.

OK, thanks. I own shares in another junior (Argonaut Gold) which is mining in Mexico and also has a nice property near Wawa, Ont. Their production costs are about $460/oz.

Things are finally looking up again. However, I'm now participating in Metanor by way of SSL (Sandstorm) which is a safer, if potentially less prospective way to play this. Still, with the better grades found at Bachelor recently and the increased production things are definitely looking brighter for MTO. What is their current per ounze production cost?

Ozgoode