RE:RE:Entree and Erdenes negoitationThat is not quite right. Through OTLLC Mongolia owns 1/3 of 80%. Mongolia does want the extra 6-7%. The issue is that Entree would have to be compensated for it. Remember Mongolia was left off the hook for most of the payment to RIO for their 80 share because of the long delay (geotechnical issues, management fee issues, etc.) that the Mongolias argued they should not take any hit for.
That is not the case with Entree which had nothing to do with the delay, management fee disputes and so on.
One of the main reasons that a buyout appears to be a good possibility is that if Entree is to both transfer licenses and give up their 1/3 share, the compensation they should demand would be such as to make buying them out entirely a much more time and ultimately cost efficient way to deal with them. There is always a possibility of copper going parabolic given the future supply gap.