If we allowed BHP exploration rights for gold over our billion...

If we allowed BHP exploration rights for gold over our billion dollar, allegedly, lithium property, would that in any way impede our ability to explore for and develop our lithium? As you mentioned, Cancet is a large claim, and only a small section of it is being contested, perhaps if these challengers were to be offered a small shareholding in the entire company instead of the large cash payment they allegedly appear to be seeking they could see the long term benefit of that as opposed to waiting it out forever and a day for any progress to be made