Whales, tbh, from what I know of history and present the world over, it is only the slaves/peasants/lower-middle class tax-payers who are under the supposed rule of law, the powers that be can make an exception to any law/rule and rewrite any law under any circumstances if it suits them and they have the power to do so. In this case one would assume Felix has all motivation to do whatever it takes to ensure Kobold can 'legally' be granted an ML by buying/compensating AVZ for what was stolen off us, and im of the opinion that if he doesnt then America are really going to struggle putting their signatures on the 'security for minerals' deal as it will expose Felix as impotent and an untrustworthy partner
Let's face it if Felix' fat arse wasnt on the M23 hitlist then it'd be business as usual in the DRC with brain paper bags flowing willy nilly. I wouldnt be surprised if America was indirectly helping fund M23, that's how this shit usually works in this day and age
Some say we should thank Trump, well with that logic we should be thanking M23 too for closing in on Felix' corrupt arse. I chose to thank none of them. Even Nige, Im pro Nige, but at the end of the day if he wasnt fighing for his own 50million+ shares he probably would of resigned long ago instead of endure the torment he's had to go through, of course there's also possibly the worry of a class action if he left us in a ditch
I wish I knew what was going on behind closed doors because I'd love to know CATH's thoughts on how they end up with any piece of the pie (no pun intended). There's jus way too many variables and way too much we dont know to say anything more than stabs in the dark
My own view from what little we know is America and Kobold want a deal done in the next 15days for numerous reasons, but its all hinging on the 'security for minerals' deal and Felix is struggling to appease his corrupt mates who are going to lose money on that deal and in turn potentially expose him, so he will need numerous brown paper bags to be changing hands to even cover just his own personal corruption on this specifically, and with all the fingers that have tried to dip into this pie it's a long list of shit fuckery to untangle it, however these mofo's are the masters of brown paper bags and there's huge money at play here so there's hopefully enough money and motivation for every fraud in town to get what they want, which will result in a signed deal and an ML for Kobold.
NFI how CATH will come out with anything apart from their $20m+, unless they open another company/shell/factory in America in hope of coming in under the 'security for minerals' deal and competing or partnering with Kobold, or if Kobold and America walk and the court cases are pursued. I just cant see America leaving Manono to China under the current circumstances, I'd assume it's a total non option for them, so really I reckon Felix is spilling his guts to America and America are exploring what their best options are to 'fix' this. As long as Nige doesnt drop or suspend court cases until money is in the bank then I'm content to watch this play out for now. I hope Nige is sitting there telling Kobold, look its not that hard just offer a minimum of ATH as a base offer and we;ll go back and talk to any other potential bidders and get back to you, or on the other hand offer $2USD and we'll all fuck off into the sunset