https://www.mining.com/bhp-to-expand-into-tougher-jurisdictions-in-search-of-battery-metals/
Bun fight amongst the majors going forward, first mover and all that.....
PE will be in the mix somewhere too.....
'World’s biggest miner seeks big push into ‘future facing commodities’ such as copper and nickel'
https://www.ft.com/content/5d33dba8-89ee-4da6-aa0e-3b963f657a70
... I'd love to know if it was just pure 'luck' that it was taken right up to the wire. Or was JM hoping to attach cornerstone or offtake news onto the RNS and so left it till the last possible moment but it didn't pan out? So will we see news sooner rather than later? Would have assumed the news was 'material' to the sp. and therefore would have to be released on agreement but perhaps there's some wiggle room over what's considered 'material'? He obviously wouldn't now commit to shorter timescales given the recent history.
6 to 8 weeks if not less I'd guess. Next week or two wouldn't surprise either.