RE: Trump's connection to 80M + GLND ....29 Jan 2026 16:08
Lenoman
I honestly don’t know the ultimate outcome here – like everyone else on this board, I’m not a minerals expert and I haven’t visited the site, assessed samples, or reviewed the technical data firsthand. What I do know is that KoBold is widely recognised as a leader in this field. After conducting its own data gathering and technical work on Disko, it made a conscious decision to walk away. To me, that is a major red flag.
So the choice is fairly simple: believe the rampers and a newly formed, closely connected company structure — or place more weight on the actions of an established, market-leading technical expert. You decide.
Allan55
“Perhaps they need the money.”
If you’re referring to KoBold, then with respect, that comment is completely detached from reality. KoBold raised approximately $537m shortly before exiting Disko. Despite that, they chose to walk away rather than spend less than 2.5% of that sum to retain their 49% stake. Instead, they handed back the licence interest and around $750k of equipment, in return for a contingent 2% NSR — which may or may not ever deliver anything.
If Disko really were the Norilsk-scale prize some rampers claim, why exit on those terms? KoBold gathered the data, improved its understanding of the area — and then left.
KoBold is backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and other high-net-worth investors. They do not ‘’need the money’’. Their decision appears to be technical, not financial — and that, again, should not be ignored.
Just before posting, I note that LITT has once again produced his usual AI-generated contribution, suggesting that a 2% NSR somehow compensates for the loss of a 49% stake plus approximately £750k of equipment. Really? That interpretation stretches credibility.
For the sake of argument, let’s humour this line of thinking. Even if one assumes that a 2% NSR ultimately equates to, say, 10–15% of total future profits (depending on margins and cost structure), what rational company would willingly take on the expense, risk and complexity of developing a mine only to permanently forfeit a guaranteed double-digit percentage of its profits from day one?
That kind of burden materially weakens project economics and makes financing, returns and overall viability far less attractive. Hardly the behaviour you’d expect if this were the Norilsk-scale prize some are so eager to promote.