NH: you're on it! EXIM wants further verification. It's obvious they don't trust MS....and neither do PE and institutional investors. Why no PE or institutional investment? MS has been misreprenting his whole career, and EXIM knows he's shady, but given the gravity of the geo-political circumstances, EXIM MIGHT finance Elk Creek if MS can further PROVE materials/elements are present TO THE EXTENT CLAIMED. Again, look at MS's record (MolyCorp/IBC). If you could back, knowing what you now know, would you invest right now? I wouldn't. But I'm underwater like everybody else still holding. I overlooked all of the deception/missteps/moving goal posts, believing in this project.....believing MS had some pride and would finally deliver on something, instead of driving everything in the ground (no pun intended), resulting in BK or serious devaluation. MS is a loser....and we were fools for trusting his snake-oil BS. Our ONLY hope is EXIM funding...in spite of MS, which may be difficult to overcome....he's a lying loser