RE:Holy fuUcking liars at Financial Times! It's not always clear the motives behind these kinds of articles. It quotes both an anonymous "London-based fund manager" and "a mining investor in London." But fund managers and mining investors are not neutral. They can be long or short. If the "funds manager" or "mining investor" is short, they would have a vested interest in a story that projects a negative spin on the Company. And what's the secret? Why can't they at least provide a more detailed explanation of their misgivings? They should state precisely why this project will never get off the ground. Merely suggesting the outcome is doubtful isn't good enough.
The motives of some members of the press can also be called into question. These are not Buddhist monks we're dealing with. When it comes to money, everyone in the market has their hand out, often including those who write about it. There is no guarantee a journalist will perform better due diligence than you will. I find this article suspicious, mainly because it intentionally raises doubts, which is fine -- it's the job of a journalist to pursue the story wherever it leads -- but then fails to pursue solutions very strenuously. The overall impression is that this project will never get off the ground, which as we all know, is ridiculous. In my opinion, either this journalist is misinformed or being deliberately disingenuous.