Mixed feelings about this one... Had hopes that production would...

Mixed feelings about this one...

Had hopes that production would drag on through September and October as well. The fact that it only lasted for 14 days in August shows that even if the front line is far enough away, the impact will affect most of the country. At the same time, major news about production could make ZG an easy target for the Russians.
Good news imo is, that despite everything they found a way to get the material out of the country and sell it. Furthermore, besides the 800t sold, the 30t for BAM test work (and other use ?) is already starting to make some headway in terms of potential acceptance partners and not many of VRC's peers can claim that at the moment!

In addition, the European Raw Materials Act, announced for March 8, will shuffle the cards once again...

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/01/26/climate-change-eu-minerals

RIP still seems a bit premature, champ
@aliscrazy

More appropriate would probably be:

There's life in the old dog yet

Cheers