Third, they will try to buy it $$$.
Manono is a global strategic asset imo and must be protected from that eventuation regards to China at all cost !!
You dont reckon the Australian embassy and the the US embassy are in the ear of our BOD regards to that ?
If a TO is on the cards, ( anything is possible ), then it must come from the US or a giant australian coy like RIO / BHP/ Fortescue etc..........the WEST must have control !
There could be a possibility of a JV with China regards to CDL, cause i am sure the DRC govt wont want to see that project sit idle for years and AVZ will have their hands full constructing / producing RD, maybe that could be a carrot that the DRC Govt could offer up to quash the stalemate with the attempted China steal and get " harmonius relations" back on board, but it cant involve ZIJIN, they simply cant be trusted and DATHOMIR needs to fuck off out of the equation too....I dont have a problem with CATL / CATH getting on board however....
If only the WEST showed some interest in AVZ when offtakes were on the table, rather than CHINA dominating the play, then possibly this shit show wouldnt of happened, AVZ desperately needed diversity, not only in offtake, but on the AVZ register, i mentioned this when we were all at HC back in the day when we were 7c , whereby the AVZ threads was full of quality , not shit!
imo