The world runs on contacts, and those dollars were spent around the globe. There are examples of what you say, with mali considering reclaiming ml. Nationalization can have a chilling effect on industry, but depending on your affiliations this isn’t really an issue
Saw them about a month ago. Awesome show. These guys have something special.
Throughout the show I felt like I was watching nirvana, or offspring, or oasis, or rem, or Deftones. They expertly shifted between the flavors.