Great post here! I saw you post over on the XAM board (just mentioning this as I've spent a lot of time on that one the last few months), and reminded me to come back here.
While I have sold a lot of AOP (my biggest winner of 2017), my remaining shares are still easily in the top 10 of my portfolio, and I too am excited about the Ivory Coast/Cote d'Ivoire prospects.
In fact, I made a similar post (almost a week ago I think) on the importance of what Randgold is saying, including positives from other companies in the area. It's on another board, but I will link here rather than try to re-post, as there are links within links, and it's the easiest way to do it for me: https://ceo.ca/@miningbookguy:ivorycoast?832ab96c396c
The post is a bit messy. But there is valuable information here, and I am happy to elaborate on it if it's of interest to anyone here. I still believe AOP has some of the most prospective land adjacent to Randgold, and very excited for them to get back to it (along with all the progress we're seeing with Lode 161 in Australia).
Timing is great, as momentum is REALLY picking up in Ivory Coast /Cote d'Ivoire ...could be a break-out year for the jurisdiction in 2018. Just a matter of time for one of the juniors to make a major discovery there. Whether it's AOP or another one, it will be great for all.
Cheers,
MBG
AOP Price at posting:
21.5¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held