Once the Chinese TO is completed, they will move heaven and...

Once the Chinese TO is completed, they will move heaven and earth to get the mine producing as soon as possible (to deliver to their own market). The Chinese are best in class in terms of infrastructure development agility, as well as being very comfortable and familiar with doing business in the DRC. They are actioned oriented and will get on with things quickly once the deal is done. Rough timetable - purchase before March 2018, mine and road infrastructure completed by March 2019, first production April 2019, first export shipment Aug/Sep 2019.