Coffee with Samso Episode 145 is with Scott Williamson, Managing Director of Blackstone Minerals Ltd (ASX:BSX)   Scott Williamson, Managing Director of Blackstone Minerals Ltd (ASX:BSX) returns today on Coffee with Samso Episode 145 with insights about the the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed with VinFast.   This confirmation of a relationship is a big moment for Blackstone Minerals as they embark of a journey that is going to stamp them as a pioneer of clean mining. The ambitions of BSX is one that is foreign to small cap companies as they move to be world class leaders in mining with electric machinery, employing electricity that is derived from hydro systems and implementing a strict compliance to ESG.   VinFast will be listing in the US with a USD60B market valuation.   In this episode of Coffee with Samso, Scott Williamson talks about all facets of this relationship. What it means to the Blackstone business model as the company travels through Definitive Studies on their Downstream and Upstream process.   We all know that getting a large company like VinFast to the table is hard but getting them to show their intent on a future relationship is next level. Scott takes us on the journey of how this came about and the pains that it took to complete this transaction.   Investors ae always looking for what's next in the story, so Scott reassures us that there is no slowing down in getting to the production stage. VinFast is a big company but they move like a small business, which will work well with the small and agile Blackstone Minerals.   Tune in to find out about the exciting new steps forward to creating a Green Nickel mine and producing EV products.   Chapters   00:00 Start 00:20 Introduction 00:41 Scott updates on the MOU with VinFast. 01:46 What does the MOU mean for the Blackstone Minerals? 03:53 Was it surprising to BSX that it took so long for the MOU? 05:32 How did Scott deal with the negativity in the market? 07:37 How has the MOU impacted the current Upstream DFS? 09:24 How is the Pilot Plant going? 10:18 Where does the VinFast conglomerate sit logistically to BSX? 11:40 New nickel project - Chim Van 14:30 The embracing mining to be Green Narrative 16:57 How is the ESG rollout happening for Blackstone? 18:42 The Auditing of Clean Metal. 20:54 Now that MOU is done, what is next? 22:25 How Fast is the next process going to be? 24:45 VinFast and Asian Tesla. 25:40 Why BSX? 26:46 Conclusion