ld,I think your two points are related.BBI management calling around to work out what votes they have, so they can work out what needs to be bought on market (ie the accumulator) to get the deal through.
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AN1 CuFe sells its Crossroads gold royalty to Northern Star for $4M cash; says better than waiting for mine launch