One for each the 10% and the 5% which were different transactions totalling the 15% we purchase from dathomir is the way I'm reading it.Can anyone shed light on why there are 2 Arbitration cases to be lodged against Cong?
Hey WhalesIs the ML dependant on the result of this 15%.
I thought that it was as long as a company hold 51% and have proven financial funding for the project then that should be sufficient to issue the ML .
So surface rights still could be paid in full by Dathcom while arbitration proceeds .
It is now fact AVZ / Dathcom hold 60%.
Unless surface rights have to be paid by individual partners ?
A question for Ben at AVZ.
Maybe AVZ was waiting for the release of the IGF report confirming our 60% first (assurance of government support), which didn't arrive until 30/11 and subsequently on the 1/12 we lodged our arbitration request. The chance of winning by taking everyone on at the same time is unlikely.
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Confirming in the announcement what we've been saying all along. In other words Zijin can get fucked, Dathcom can get fucked, Cominiere can get fucked and princess bitch face can get fucked. Everyone can go and get fucked basically.
This may even put some pressure on the DRC to pull the ML out of the bottom drawer too.
Yes I know what you mean MB, however it looks like it's come to this being a necessary step in proceedings. I'm choosing to believe that it's a positive at this stage and that Cong will shy away from the potential of compensation.
I was under the impression however through previous reading on ICC arbitration that the ICC have no real power to enforce a ruling? Perhaps someone can correct me on this.
Yes, probably it's that simpleOne for each the 10% and the 5% which were different transactions totalling the 15% we purchase from dathomir is the way I'm reading it.
We have been in a chess game with Chinese players I would posit since that utter cretinous cock-womble with the shit eating grin Klaus departed and callously bombed the SP (after the BOD did not accept an insulting chinese TO offer - imo which he had lined up of course imo,imo,imo,, allegedly, maybe) . China have since been playing the long game and who knows how close we came to being beaten by them when the lithium price/sentiment/sector was in the dumps.I'm hoping that instigating Arbitration is a strategy to bring Comg to the table to settle the dispute. ICC average case timeline takes 18 months to complete, Cong will know this. Will bringing proceedings against CONG motivate him to forgo a $50m or $100 grab in favour of a lessor amount to conclude this dispute? I don't know.
So what happens now with CATH deal ? Partial settlement with CATH for AVZ to maintain 51% until all disputes resolved? or change in deal structure as previously discussed here? or push it out again?
One thing that is of some concern, how can a Government issue a mining licence (PE) to any company if the ownership is not 100% confirmed, locked in and so on. Maybe in the DRC this will not matter much, yet in many other jurisdictions you can't issue a ML/PE when owership of the holding company is unclear.
Let's hope AVZ has a strong enough claim in the ownership with Cominiere (with the help of the IGF) to ensure ML/PE is issued prior to the two Arbitration cases are completed.
Cheers The Fox
PS. Just noticed Dom on the same topic.
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I think we would be mad to make any material change to the ownership arrangements until such time as the ML is sorted. To do so would create yet another opportunity for the fuck-squad to characterise it as another uncertainty (or change), and parlay that into more shit-fuckery.Could we expect an announcement re the restructure of the CATH deal . AVZ 51% +CATH 9% = ML . Check Mate Mother F--kers .
Then it's going to take months to sort out . Can't see Cong caving in while the AVZ clock is running down . If CATH will still stump up the money and are committed long term I think it's the way to go . Otherwise we are going to run out of time . The Chinese either want us to delist or be forced to trade again without the ML . IMOI think we would be mad to make any material change to the ownership arrangements until such time as the ML is sorted. To do so would create yet another opportunity for the fuck-squad to characterise is as uncertainty (or change), and parlay that into more shit-fuckery.