On the contrary, they have all time in the world to get this...

On the contrary, they have all time in the world to get this right. Any gold in the ground is not going anywhere.
Everyone is printing money., the only way out will be to create inflation. I'm no gold bug but gold and other elemental metals have years to run or at least hold their price.
The price may fluctuate due to market sentiment but gold is after all finite. And that's the point.
In the meantime if things on the ground change so be it. This is still a good deal and with 10mil or so in cash a smart opportunity. Fingers crossed.