And a lump of coal can be turned into a billion dollar diamond by putting it under enough pressure but no one is valuing coal based on the price of diamonds.
Right now China controls the lithium (as a chemical) supply chain. Which is part of the reason why they have managed to suppress the price of spod (and devalue everyone - remember Chris Ellison "if your rock your god"), the other part is they have expensive to use local supply (a different source of lithium called Lepidolite), which they either force their companies to use or subsidise it some other way. So the price of lithium spod has to be lowered to compete with the subsidised price of Lepidolite... some mines even have to operate at a loss in particularly bad economic times or just shut down altogether (CATL has a very large mine in China they start up/shut off as a means of controlling the global price), this has a follow on effect of killing off exploration (as its no longer as investable, we have all seen our portfolios plummet) and consequently crippling new supply coming online (which hyper inflates the price) - the real value is therefore not straight forward, its a multi varable euqation.
The hope is that overtime through a combination of it being too expensive to keep using China local supply, global demand increasing beyond China's ability to manipulate and alternate non-China supply chains coming online, they cant keep doing what they are doing... China see these dangers to their supremacy too, which is why they are going ham buying up control of all global mines & stock and also why the US need to combat China's influence in this space, seems Washington FINALLY gets it (or is finally willing to do something about it).
Point being, depending on how we are positioned, it gives us some leverage and value but we are still just the biggest shiniest rock in a global pile of rocks... the value can only be pushed so far and no one is going to factor in our historic struggles (as a positive) or pay up for pain and suffering through the ordeal.
In 12-18 months when legal issues are resolved, damages applied, funding, a more positive point in the cycle and a diversified global chemical supply chain.... its just too far to speculate on and what the value will be.
I will run out the door right now for $1ps because I can invest the tied up capital elsewhere, if anyone wants an extra million shares.
The general economic saying is that money today is worth more than money tomorrow. This is because money devalues with inflation, and there is an opportunity cost to holding cash when it can be invested elsewhere to deliver inflation-beating profits.
However, Manono, and Roche Dure in particular are yet to be developed and deliver profits for shareholders. I suspect your $1 today will be multiples in a year or two or three. I'm holding mine as long as it takes for a multi-multi-bagger profit (Min 5,000% profit).
Just thinking out aloud.
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