In terms of a future lithium buyer or JV partner coming back to...

In terms of a future lithium buyer or JV partner coming back to the table, what's to say that said interested parties even left the table in the first place? I'd like to think that those in the data room have done enough research and/or have enough experience to look past the inherent instability of most African jurisdictions and realise that in between the coups and uprisings, there will be periods of calm stretching for years at a time.

Think of it this way: there are plenty of areas of Australia that are highly susceptible to bushfires (Blue Mountains, Yarra Valley, Dandenong Ranges, Adelaide Hills etc), yet property values are still pretty high in such places. People moving to such places obviously see an attraction that far exceeds the risks, and whatever risks there are can be mitigated.

Sure, the timing of the current Malian government conniptions isn't ideal insofar as trying to attract top dollar for Goulamina. Yet I don't think it's a total disaster either.

All IMO. GLTAH.