RE:Bad opticsIt has been a long tough slog, for ELBM to get to where it is today, particularly given the anemic business environment in Canada (aka difficult to raise capital). There seems to be general denial about the availability of battery grade materials (Li, Ni, graphite, Co), and lack of interest in the investment community to finance new mines. An enormous structural deficit is emerging in battery grade raw materials needed to supply the numerous battery giga factories being built to supply (just) the auto industry. This is forcing up prices to the point where the profit on spot price Li is nearing 90% (re: Benckmark Materials, Joe Lowry, and others) - contract prices are rising rapidly too. My guess is big money will soon be moving into the materials space (right now only one dollar is being invested in bat. materials, for every ten dollars going into giga factories). Small companies such as ELBM are low hanging acquisition fruit for a major such as Glencor. So, perhaps the CO got a juicy offer else where, or perhaps there was C Suite discord on what to do with the company moving forward. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see ELMB acquired soon after commissioning, bearing in mind that physical assets for producing battery quality materials outside of China are few.