KoBold Makes Offer for Congo Lithium as Country Courts US, page-1004

That was for compensation and return of assets that were stolen and not a for sale price. A fair sale price would be dependent on many variables (as I and others have posted previously), including ascribing value to unexplored resource estimated to be in the ground and not included in offical reserve estimates (I suspect that AVZ may have some data to back this up but that is just a hunch). Will AVZ be compensated for the loss of the northern development - unsure.

The fact that Kobold can basically come in and start mining without the need for discovery, cost and time is a big selling point for AVZ.

Rio's offer price of ~ AUD$10b for Arcadium gives some ball park indication of what AVZ may be worth - although not an apples for apples comparison given some resource was brine based and in different jurisdictions.

The strategic value to the US and West needs to be ascribed value, as does the value that the USA negotiations have brought to the table in finally unlocking this fiasco.

Felix's USD$10b frozen by the Swiss could come in handy also as part of the DRC governments contribution given they have been complicit in this shenanigans. He is rumoured to also squirrelled away money in Qatar etc. Others have overseas properties and may have to give them up and/or spend some time in jail.

One thing is for sure - the remaining journey will not be boring - and comments on HC will make no material difference to what eventuates.