Not too sure if this is  the indirect good news for LPI but...

Not too sure if this is  the indirect good news for LPI but there are lot of political issues and environmental impact in the Atacama regions lately. 

LPI is in the best position as it is the most advanced project in the Maricunga region so I do hope most of the investments will shift to the Maricunga projects. If we could lock in any offtake agreements after the release of the DFS would be great.

I think the partnership with Codelco is very high and likely to be executed in couple of months to fast track things.

"Chile's Constitutional Court on Oct. 11 put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of a coveted 24 percent stake in top lithium producer SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp after its controlling shareholder filed a lawsuit."

http://www.mining.com/web/whats-next-tianqi-sqm-face-off-chile-court/

"Chile to seek international arbitration over Albemarle contract"

https://uk.reuters.com/article/chile-lithium-albemarle/update-3-chile-to-seek-international-arbitration-over-albemarle-contract-idUKL2N1WX1R7