There is starting to be more interest in this from the federal government. There's a national organization for abandoned mines sites. Traditionally, they are viewed as perpetual liabilities and no-go zones, but they are starting to do some research on them to see what's there. In most cases, we don't really know until we go in, do some sampling and analyze some material to see what's there, and how it occurs. After you've done that, you can start to develop some ideas on what can be done there.
That's just getting started, actually. I've been able to get into a few sites that have allowed us to do that. I'm very inspired by how many possibilities there are now. Some major companies are also starting to think about this. You may have seen the news that was published by Rio Tinto on how they are now recovering the rare element scandium from titanium mine tailings from their operation in Quebec.
It's now starting to get thought about by other current producers, too, as a means of producing these non-traditional minerals that are in the waste streams from existing operations. It's an exciting opportunity. As I said earlier, it's a matter of creating a new precedent for doing this to show everyone else how this is possible, what kind of an opportunity it represents, and then allow entrepreneurial companies, like us, to start evaluating them.