the deal is great in many respectsthe payday for D&C is when...

the deal is great in many respects

the payday for D&C is when this project gets into production i.e. royalties, so its in their best interest to assist with all the community and government related issues. They obviously believe there is a good chance of it getting into production and maybe SRK have told D&C that they have potential investors that are willing to fund the project

Looking back at the PFS, the economics are mind boggling, payback was less than 2 years for a $3b project!! the final grade was 68%Fe with very low impurities, so you're looking at 10%+ premium to the benchmark price.