And I would add
To the items Landmark has listed:
Mark had an extensive business relationship with Traxys when he financed Mountain Pass
At the Syracuse town hall I specifically asked him about Traxys. He chuckled and said "Yeah, I know all those guys."
Traxys recently set up a division that will specialize in aluminum, aluminum alloys, and the raw materials to make them (Sc.)
They own a Nb offtake
Mark has a way of doing things. He identifies key steps and gets them started ASAP. He hired a third party engineer and got them started a couple months before the FS got done. He got Nordmin started before financing was obtained. He probably got financing started on his previous trips. But, could not finalize it until he had the third party review complete.
Mark knows a lot about this business, the steps involved, and how long they take. He would have had a real good idea of just when the review would get issued.
This trip was scheduled to take place about two weeks after the review was issued. coincidence?????? I kind of doubt things happen by random chance in businesses he runs.
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