RE:Bismuth, who would have thunk? lol Cobalt is not just a battery metal, but a critical one to make jet engines and many other metals where high strength is needed in a high heat environment. Likewise bismuth has many uses outside of batteries, but having the largest resource in the world is always good.
Robin has had many successes in his time, but Nico is a big one. Robin identified the setting and the deposit when others multi billion dollar multinational companies missed it. He had the tenacity to develope it in good times and bad, to deliver something that is garnering a lot of attention. Not bad after three decades of your life in this project. The market is not always your friend, and not all swings at the bat are home runs.