AVZ Discussion 2022

[Flight996]

Two things come to mind with RIO's potential play:

1. It seems to be merely a commercial transaction, but without the security guarantees that the DRC is seeking, and
2. If successful, may ultimately be a cash plus scrip offer, which allows RIO to offer a premium over KoBold.

Regardless of who ultimately wins the cupie doll, I kinda think that more potential suiters will be running the numbers.

Cheers
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[PhatCatz]

Rio were in Country mid to late last year fwiw.

I assume there may have been a Manono visit or at least discussions about Manono on the side of their DRC tour. Or was Manono the tour purpose?

 

[PhatCatz]

Why the US wants BHP and Rio to get crazy rich in the Congo

BHP and Rio Tinto see just one problem with the big new copper mine Robert Friedland has built in the DRC. But the US government reckons it has the solution

www.afr.com

 

[wombat74]

Rio were in Country mid to late last year fwiw.

I assume there may have been a Manono visit or at least discussions about Manono on the side of their DRC tour. Or was Manono the tour purpose?

I think I remember a RIO number plate photo shopped on Deboss' car at one point . An old wink wink thing back in the day .

 

[JNRB]

Seeing all these posts on X reminds me of something that seems pertinent

Elon Musk decided he wanted Twitter so bought it outright for $44 Billion.

For Twitter.
So yes these Bilionaires can afford to drop some cash for Manono.

Yeeees rich people have gotten there by by frugal brutal business people, but they also cement their control by know not just when to be stingy, but when to wield their immense wealth like a hammer to make sure things go their way.

And Kobold, Rio etc are not negotiating with poor widdle stranded AVZ where they can bully a lowball price much as they're negotiating against China and their main weapon is their wallet.

Im still waiting on CATH's response to all this. I assume they're planning something in the background. I would assume some sort of counter/pre-emptive offer? Or maybe they'll just eat Zijin and then problems go away...

 

[LOCKY82]

https://x.com/tommyr345/status/1905883088988840210?t=0zTim78hYseMBwWtIryGzQ&s=19

This guy!

 

[LEFOOL]

https://x.com/tommyr345/status/1905883088988840210?t=0zTim78hYseMBwWtIryGzQ&s=19

This guy!

I've replied to his post and i was being VERY NICE trust me... but aye karma will hit him hard one day...

 

[Rediah]

I think I remember a RIO number plate photo shopped on Deboss' car at one point . An old wink wink thing back in the day .

 

[Frank]

https://x.com/tommyr345/status/1905883088988840210?t=0zTim78hYseMBwWtIryGzQ&s=19

This guy!

https://x.com/Lysander_Mk1/status/1905894213902078082

https://x.com/keatsnz/status/1905897481948246177

https://x.com/lefool2/status/1905906126341783934

https://x.com/AshleeLaur39941/status/1905853909161402461

https://x.com/Outcast_North/status/1905919175660343764

 

[Frank]

https://x.com/JDesireMokongi/status/1905878504933097934

 

[Frank]

https://x.com/DominicFurfaro/status/1905917286265041056

https://x.com/kitenge_bonny/status/1905556282918027589

https://x.com/JAG80059733/status/1905744090312081567

https://x.com/brendo726/status/1905815951578468353

 

[Frank]

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https://x.com/ecofinagency/status/1905637328539759038

https://x.com/schmi1000/status/1905678644984315975

https://x.com/EmmaDay76/status/1905903087832994072

 

[KentCStrait]

Elon Musk decided he wanted Twitter so bought it outright for $44 Billion.

For Twitter.
So yes these Bilionaires can afford to drop some cash for Manono.

This is a bit misleading. Musk didn’t just drop $44 billion in cash. He contributed around $26 billion of his own money—mainly by selling Tesla shares. He also pulled in about $6 billion from outside investors like Larry Ellison, a Saudi prince, and the Qatar sovereign wealth fund. The rest—roughly $13 billion—came from bank loans, secured against Twitter itself, meaning Twitter (not Musk) is on the hook for that debt. So no, he didn’t just whip out a cheque for $44 billion.

All of that said, I don’t really give a flying proverbial where the money comes from—so long as we get paid. My preference is Rio Tinto, but it can be Kobol, the Chinese, or Santa Claus for all I care. I invested in a lithium mine, not a corruption factory. Let this fucking country be someone else’s problem.

 

[BRICK]

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https://x.com/Lysander_Mk1/status/1905894213902078082

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https://x.com/keatsnz/status/1905897481948246177

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https://x.com/lefool2/status/1905906126341783934

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Lars. Such a shame. Must have terrible chaffing.

 

[Frank]

https://x.com/brendo726/status/1905948946104783322

https://x.com/KevinLBO/status/1905750801823551868

 

[Frank]

https://x.com/TheGermanOne86/status/1905944094360121501

https://x.com/anonymous_seeu/status/1905955516645511474

 

[TheGermanOne]

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All we can do is to raise as much awareness as possible in the media. My repetitive posting seems boring but necessary imo

 

[cruiser51]

Hear, hear, Nelle.

 

[JNRB]

This is a bit misleading. Musk didn’t just drop $44 billion in cash. He contributed around $26 billion of his own money—mainly by selling Tesla shares. He also pulled in about $6 billion from outside investors like Larry Ellison, a Saudi prince, and the Qatar sovereign wealth fund. The rest—roughly $13 billion—came from bank loans, secured against Twitter itself, meaning Twitter (not Musk) is on the hook for that debt. So no, he didn’t just whip out a cheque for $44 billion.

All of that said, I don’t really give a flying proverbial where the money comes from—so long as we get paid. My preference is Rio Tinto, but it can be Kobol, the Chinese, or Santa Claus for all I care. I invested in a lithium mine, not a corruption factory. Let this fucking country be someone else’s problem.

Simplified yes but not misleading. Accurate within the relevance to the topic of the post.

The point is that these people can (and are willing to) get together HUGE amounts of money when they decide they want something.

 

[Rechnerhand]

Zijin Mining "ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024"-Report ...

- no finding in the >100pages report for "Jinxiang Lithium Limited" ...
--> basically Zijin Mining’s overseas subsidiary with a 61% interest in Manono Lithium SAS by their own page ... the table below shows meanwhile another stake %.
- no words about granted PE back in September'24

... but finally they "found" something and "calculated" in CDL area ... I guess (do not forget the Tin!)