Patience? Patience? In my opinion, nothing is happening because BG lacks the experience, knowledge, contacts, imagination and motivation to make things happen. Where is otherwise shown in his CV? And his "friends" in Chile, I think, are holding tight their leash around his neck even as they are cutting copper production by record amounts.
Last year I could accept the possibility that they - the Chilenos - may have some level of interest in exploratory drilling in Arizona, but not now, not for years (if ever), especially with Trump looking for domestic control of critical resources.
So good luck in holding out for Codelco (or some other Latin company) being a While Knight here. It ain't gunna happen! But can he switch gears and look for gold, rare earths? Can he offer anything more than a call for "patience"?