Ann: Quarterly Activities Report, page-9

They need the proposals first.

They had a range of interested parties last year and these would have received the technical review and market studies. They need time to digest that material, noting mine plan was competed 4 December ( technical review may have been finalised or updated within a week or two of this date ).

https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20181204/pdf/440xs34zx753tm.pdf

The shortlist will effectively be those that attend the site visits. Seems they could be starting next week, given timing of Mining Indaba which is 4 to 7 February.

https://www.miningindaba.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=283869&

Incidentally - I couldn’t see any evidence of BAT attending mining Indaba. Wouldn’t be a priority.