With the way the share price appears to have been manipulated...

With the way the share price appears to have been manipulated recently nothing would surprise me regarding today's movement. For a long time there was that cap of 1 million shares at 30c. Gradually that seller(s) disappeared.

Could this recent sale be shares being dumped in an effort to force the price down and pick them up even lower?

I continue to be a long term holder because eventually the value in the various copper holdings will be umlocked. The "how" is not apparent at the moment, but with the activity that has been discussed amongst Nevada tenements and BHP's presence in the area things look promising.