Altilium have partnered with New Generation Minerals (NGM) in...

Altilium have partnered with New Generation Minerals (NGM) in WA: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/30012024/altilium-and-ngm-enter-into-nickel-processing-partnership/
Timeline talks of 2030 in production; the NGM website says 2028, though also speaks of 'unlicking millions of tonnes of stranded deposits'
So years behind QPM without any study or finance delays factored in. We would have the first mover advantage.

As the New Caledonia miners have found, securing our key energy inputs at a nice price will also be an advantage.

Today the ACF are highlighting significant under-reporting of GHG emissions by Bowen Basin coal miners and have asked the government to review the industry reporting tool: https://www.acf.org.au/qld-coal-mine-suspected-of-emitting-a-years-worth-of-methane-in-16-days

With Australia signing up to the 2030 Global Methane Pledge, and new Open Source methane tracking coming online (see p19), surely there will be increasing scrutiny coming on the coal miners emissions, tightening government requirements, and thus momentum to partner with QPME...