Thankyou very very much @eastwest101 :) Apologies sincerely for...

Thankyou very very much @eastwest101
Apologies sincerely for taking all day to thank you - (and a second GA I will extend as soon as I can from tomorrow allowable, only had the one this morning. Was grateful also in Sunshine )

I have wondered for weeks about the price movements of certain copper stocks to our west - and re the connection possibly with time with Merlin mining for commercialisation to occur. The molybdenum was big thing I was wondering about and clearly combined there are substantial resources + some existing infrastructure at Merlin to go on with- specific new processing facilities is major decision however with unique feasibilities to be completed and apparently would be best considered in conjunction with Kalman.
(Would broaden processing capabilities in the greater region and make all existing land more prospective to hold.)
I was thinking but knew I don’t understand about factors involved .

? Do you think I am off- beam wondering about Sumitomo possibly moving with time ?
I had also thought Rio before this. (Only as they are also there to the south exploring - decisions to make if they find sufficient resources. Again depends on unique chemistry each resource)

I knew nothing about the ownership or detail Merlin or why it idle and thought it was solo resource - though recognised wise and knowledgeable resources people including from in here in HotCopper must know the history.

It could still take time- does Merlin require movement on the resource, or it can remain on hold by the sounds?
The Chinese company has been operating, and it also fills out my knowledge of Stara and Osborne. Possibly they may be simply mining what they can in turn and assess Merlin with time or deal with separately. This I wondered.
Rio might be regretting letting it all go although been mined through the years of lower copper prices until recently it seems.

I really don’t understand much at all about actual mining.
Investing in mining companies compared to exploration companies

Re the overall Cloncurry region copper resources including A1M Eloise / Jericho- very much recommended to Google and watch & read Glenn Littles synopsis .(was MEP, Minotaur and credited with discovery of A1M now Jericho, and also then lead exploration team DRM, acquired by A1M in 2021)
In Y0u tube but also in written form, several 2019 presentations by him