It all depends on two things.
To them it is all about business and Mulla[emoji387][emoji387], if it pays a dividend for them no matter the discourse of locking horn with the government, they will definitely stay.
And secondly, If there are significant risks outweigh the future cash flow and survival of their operation, they will pack and go..
Unfortunately the real fight happening on the government court, it has to prove the loss of earning on their part based on what was written and agreed by the previous administration, i.e. Past Government agreement, which it is significantly HARD to prove..
In other words the war the President has been preaching for far too long, unfortunately it is waged on civil side of court, i.e. It was his government, his administration and his cabinet far a reach from the past who entered in this legit agreement blindly.
And if the new agreement will be reached btn ACACIA and government, let's say they agree to pay royalty from 6% to 30% of the net profit, we will still not be an equal partner, and we shouldn't be celebrating, we are still loosing a significant 20 plus % to make at least 50% partnership.
My instinct and belief this is what will come out of the meeting, but there will be a lot of strong attached to the new agreement legally, for example ACACIA would want the government to pay the cost of stoping the production and loss of earning for months on end now, that means a big cut of the new agreed government royalties dividend and any future breaking of these agreements will come with hefty fine.
I would suggest the government to determine the time scale of these precious materials, how long in terms of tonnage will be able to produce them,
And secondly gauging for the actual cost of production and mining of these metals, having that information will help them in negotiating
And lastly, thinking how can the government be a partner in the process, having a board member within acacia, but that would prove difficulty.
Good luck with the negotiation.
