RE: It's big, it's rich, it's growing1 Jul 2018 18:36
Talking Rio, did you see this?
“Rio Tinto wants copper, and it's ready to pay top-dollar.
The global miner would be willing to fork out a large premium over market value to secure a prime asset as it tries to reduce its reliance on iron ore, company and banking sources told Reuters.
If it can't land a big copper project, it is weighing the cumulative power of a series of more modest acquisitions to increase its exposure to a metal expected to be in high demand from the electric vehicle and renewable energy industries, the sources said.”
http://www.mining.com/web/rio-tinto-ready-splash-copper/