Yeah, you know it just could be that Tarku is discovering that securing the 240 acres they may want (as a key to their larger acquisition) is far more difficult than they could have thought.  I wonder just how many contracts like this BG has ever written (assuming Tarku is in on this), given his vast experience as a part-time explorationist, and expert in retaining services from what I would call second tier outside consultants.  

While he igonred the boom in junior mining to seek a partnership from "international" miners, that opportunity is past for now.  Too bad as that is where junior miners go to find drilling partners, not just typically, but always or almost always. 

I could be wrong though.  LBSR could announce a deal of some sort with someone over something as soon as tomorrow.  That might make even me a buiyer again.  

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Off topic but I found the following of broadranging interest, increasingly relevant in many ways all the way through the Q&A. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJsC-buIkSE