The article you put up the link for earlier (19/3/2018) states...

The article you put up the link for earlier (19/3/2018) states "at least half a dozen Australian and Canadian mine developers are currently in talks"...... etc etc". "These include Australias' Aeon Metals"........

The above would seem to indicate that AML are in fact having conversations with battery and auto makers -- this would seem to indicate that AML management are in reality doing some promoting.

Walford Creek could make management very wealthy, I'm sure that there are more than conversations going on. These things take time, CLQ & AUZ have been plugging away a bit longer than AML, they are both close to DFS & BFS point resapectively, AML is lagging those 2 companies which are leading the pack at present.

However AML management have stated "Aeons' near term strategy at Walford Creek includes advancing the Project towards a BFS".........(AML Qtr 31/12/2017)

In the meantime "2018 drilling campaign is forecast to commence in April" -- cyclones permitting that is.