Running discussion on SP, page-84737

The Lobito rail corridor has been there for a long time and has been operational to some degree .
USA funding is all about turning the corridor into a modern efficient economical transporter of goods , also extending this corridor into the DRC . ( with caveats)
Now there is always alot of information to digest and its hard to remember all of it but in the last year the USA has made it quite clear of the caveats .
Shovel ready projects with Transperency.
Speaking of rail ,the train wreck at ICSID will tear apart any hope of the corridor running past Manano or anywhere else in the DRC for that matter
With all African funding halted sanctions on Rawanda and M23 ,the USA is formulating its foward policy .
It will not include or allow
DRC / Zigin collusion to steal 13359
The Lobito corridor to transport illegal Chinese ore .
Critical minerals agreement to be trodden over .

CATH need AVZ because of the actions and posturing from the New American administration, Market access is a huge deal and it will get worse .
Zigin is becoming the dog it always was , Cath knows Zigin is a dog with rabies and ticks which is why we have the funds .
As Dwayne pointed out CATL need and are gagging to fill future projected needs .
Hydroxide plant in the DRC would be good , 49% of that would be fantastic.
Nigel $ 2 is all good for now ,the Saudi's might concur .