I believe we will mining in our own right. MC is at 3 B, so the ML may see another 50% so 4.5 B MC.
A takeover would need to be a sizeable premium which would add another 100%, then when you subtract the risk factor.
So 9 B MC in the DRC would chase most of the majors away as too risky. Which is exactly what we need to take this all the way to production and great dividends for everyone.