Monk, you've come a long way! Agreed... not much point in posting opinions from either camp (NUS is one step from BK or about to be the first trillion dollar company ever(no offense sean)).
"Any input, albeit critical from time to time, is still better than the utter absence of discussion. " Isn't that trolling -- Trying to ilicit reaction for the sake of 'absence of discussion'?
Whoop-dee-do that there's an extension. PNG has skin in the game as does do some serious investors. PNG nor the other whales are going to let NUS founder -- not when the capital needed to get to first ore is small compared to what the've already invested. NUS doesn't NEED anything at his moment. So what that a big and commited partner needs some extra time? If PNG opts to not invest anymore there are still many other options.
If you think NUS is going bankrupt then short the stock, if you think it's going to be a step-change in the way that minerals are mined then go long.