Righto - thanks Mark for not making us wait until COB today to announce this - good to get out nice and early in the morning!
If Mitsui have come on the journey with Talga for 2 years now and extended twice, clearly they are here for the long term. So, it will be interesting to see what stake they will end up securing in the project relative to these other mystery partners Mark mentions they are in advanced negotiations with as well.
What i want to know is how are the Long Lead Items (LLIs) being funded and when they can they be ordered. If a deal is not done until March 31, 2023, then being in production by late 2024 is going to be challenging.
He does allude to a deal could be struck earlier than March 31 - so let’s hope that does eventuate and we can get the show on the road later this year!