Thanks to all 3-4 who answered on Royalties, now think have a handle on it.
"Upside is there is no future royalties to pay to TCM so should be better cashflow in future (among other potential upsides as well - discover more ore, better prices, etc)"
That is huge. Guessed it was prior royalties claimed to be underpaid. So financially the situation is better than thought. They did a deal that cost money up front but makes teh future better. The bad is what you disclosed they were not totally honest overall on the matter, also getting in legal problems is a bad idea although they came out this time.
Lots of good discussion here and knowledgeable investors.
RVR Price at posting:
18.0¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held