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Well Darktrace couldn't have asked for a better advert than the 2hrs on Channel 4 during the British Grand Prix today with Norris and Piastri finishing 2nd and 4th respectfully for McLaren :)

For what it's worth my view is that it's all speculation and conjecture until the RNS drops !

gla and dyor

Burnemc, agreed. Very encouraging but I would be breaking my first rule of investing if I was to add more. Rule 1. Don't invest more than you can afford to lose, gla and dyor

Don't know if anyone else saw this tweet, https://twitter.com/VoltLithium/status/1673359987991519232?t=EEOSpt4EsayRNZTV7R0WHA&s=19

Volt Lithium achieving 90% recovery rates from brines with lithium concentrations as low as 34 mg per litre.

Sounds promising for Next-ChemX and CLON :)

GLA and DYOR

EasiWynns, the long running joke in company I worked for was that a consultant would borrow your watch to tell you the time and then charge you for the privilege ;)

Peter, thank you for the feedback. Looks very encouraging. It reaffirms my aspiration that the technology has legs and hopefully wings too !

I'll just leave this in the bottom drawer for a few years to mature ;-) gla

Peterashbeck, thank you for the post. I'm glad I asked the question now and look forward to any update you might get in due course.

Asimpleinvestor, thanks for taking the time to reply and the valid comments. I'm not trying to be negative but merely challenging some of the statements that have been made by the various parties to date. I hope all the hype proves to be on the money but as previously stated it does appear that the pilot plant hasn't been built yet so appears to be taking longer than originally planned. Nonetheless I look forward to hearing good news later in the year ! glad and dyor

Bladderman, excuse my ignorance but if Next-ChemX own the technology then why would they need to contract with an Indian company/university to design and develop the pilot plant. It suggests the pilot plant hasn't been built yet.

Alans55, I'm inclined to agree with you. As per my other post it appears that Next-ChemX have contracted with an Indian company/university to design and develop the pilot plant ???

MSA, this is at odds with what we've been led to believe up to now. Prior to this I was under the impression that the iTDE technology was wholly owned by Next-ChemX but this post implies that Next-ChemX are paying an Indian company to design and develop the pilot plant. So the question is who really owns this technology ???

Neither of the two companies Clontarf have lined up to use Next-ChemX technology are in Bolivia. Galan Lithium has projects in Argentina and Western Australia whilst Cleantech Lithium is in Chile, so with YLB in Bolivia it would seem Clontarf are covering all the bases.

Also, Galan Lithium has just raised AU$31.5M via a share placement, and Cleantech has just announced promising results from its pump test programmes in Chile...

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1016413/cleantech-lithium-reveals-very-promising-pump-test-results-1016413.html

So, ML has had to put up $50M bail comprising $15M cash and $35M in the form of 14.6M DT shares. That equates to $2.39 per share or £1.92 in old money !

The consensus view seems to be that in the current economic climate businesses are looking to cut costs and not investing. However, Cybersecurity is the one area where businesses should not be cutting costs, it's like leaving your front door open. With all the threats that exist now and potential threats in the future then Cybersecurity must be a priority. The problem is that plugging in a solution from a new supplier can bring it's own issues with compatibility, so is it worth the risk ? The old adage "better the devil you know" springs to mind.

Only time will tell but hopefully the appointment of Chris Kozup as Chief Marketing Officer will bring something fresh to the table.

Home Office spokesman says issue is too sensitive to disclose the cause, is that code for "we've been hacked" ? Asking for a friend ;-)

Thoma Bravo walked away when SP was 534p so I can't see how DT are going to consider any takeover bid at these low levels.

Not even accurate ! Talks about ML fighting extradition when in fact he has already been extradited. Poor reporting.

It's important to remember that the membranes are brine specific so not a simple case of pushing each project through without the need to modify the test equipment first to support the composition of the brine.

The JV HoA RNS from February stated "The pilot plant testing and extraction will begin during March 2023, including both preliminary testing, as well as pilot plant operations, with results expected by May 2023".

We're still in May so there's still time :)

GLA and DYOR

100, I like your thinking and totally agree. As you say, if Pension funds invested more in UK companies then it would give the companies confidence to invest and grow which in turn would benefit the economy as a whole. The trouble is that the pension funds are obliged to get the best possible return for their members and at the present time that seems to be anywhere but the UK. It seems to be a vicious circle. Something needs to change drastically and perhaps your suggestion that "the government should enforce UK pension funds to invest a minimum amount of 30% into the UK market" is what's needed !