One thing though Froggy, i do hope you are right and it is just for MANs "patch" as you say, because this would show the US Dept iof Energy have done quite some research before throwing cash at MAN and the other pre-eminent technical groups, so MANs patch must be quite soimething becasue as stated...
"Mandrake’s successful qualification for DoE funding provides crucial validation of the Utah Lithium Project given DoE’s rigorous selection process of grant applications
