BZT Life & Times19 Jul 2018 11:32
Well really I was just referring to the fact that deals ARE actually taking place in the copper space, which they certainly were NOT, 1 year ago, when copper was pretty much on the Back Burner, globally.
I don't have a clue as to who might be interested in Mankayan as either an outright Buy , or as a JV Partner, but LR's recent , documented, comments on End users and Oil and Car manufacturers, in particular, point to a way of thinking that does not necessarily mean that a Mining major , or indeed 2nd liner (Goldfields) needs to be involved.
However, that said, if Goldfields thought it through, they WOULD still be a likely candidate, as they own 50% of next door's "Far South East" Copper/Gold Porphyry Deposit, and so could develop a copper/gold mine of some significance, with single shaft access, between the 2 deposits, which would certainly help to lower mine CAPEX.
In any event, interesting times ahead , I believe. No doubt CB has had his own input into the likely future direction BZT will take , as well !
IMHO. DYOR. GLA.