"Depressing the price of the shares of most junior situations results in starving precious metals juniors of financing and their shareholders would be ripe for a bid for the company at a price much lower then their highs when gold was at $600. It may also make the smaller company eager to make deals at less than advantageous conditions for their investors."
This article is exactly what i've been talking about for the last month. Gold juniors share prices are being artificially kept down so they can be acquired or JV'ed at dirt cheap prices. It's just so bloody obvious anybody can see it. First Gold is being held hostage to reverse market forces by nefarious players.