It doesn,t matter ASN have a halt still on their project and are only still doing work there as the requaest for reconsideration was lodged after the deadline, the halt is still in play and ASN need to work with the Dept so its all up in the air .
So whether ASN are far ahead of MAN copuld well turn out to be a bad thing with all the money spent there by ASN

See ASN announcement below
""It should be noted that the a “Request for Reconsideration” of the Temporary Water Extraction Permit grant was required to be lodged before 30th May 2024. No application for reconsideration was received b ythe Water Engineer by this date and therefore this permit status remains granted. As this temporary permit valid for 12 months the Company is continuing with its work at the Green River Sample DemonstrationPlant""