I think a big issue is not having consent to mine.
Before a big player is going to step up and give them the cash they need I think having consent is going to be crucial. Probably why they haven't been able to achieve anything more than what they can convince us shareholders to stump up by dangling a carrot of how close we are....when the reality is we aren't really close at all....well that is what I have come to the conclusion of, others might beg to differ.
With the mining being on DOC land and the greens wielding some power in govt who knows if they ever even get the consent, it's far from certain.
And don't think CV19 will change the attitudes of the greenies, tree huggers and frog lovers.
It won't.
It'll be a battle to get the consent.
I think they'll be successful eventually.
But perhaps all this will ever be is bulk sampling.
Might be why they are taking their precious time.