Rio Tinto and copper......4 Jul 2018 11:36
The copper grades may well be as much an interest to Rio Tnto as thegold, in % terms 0.44% and 2% is very high for copper and easily high enogh or commerciality.
Just for te record the Kalgoorlie Super Pit averages 1.4 g/t gold, that's it, if you have enouh of astrikearea then that g/t is commercial. GGP blow these figures out of the water and the frther 10 holes to be drilled ( in what is only 2 months time ) will give better data as to the direction of the strike of the high grade results.
GH has mentioned Rio Tinto several times now, knowng how guarded he normally is as others have stated he may well have had some talks already, not necessarily 'deal talks' but early introductions. Afterall, this time last year irrespective of the outcome he did the very same with Newmont.
This RNS has only hd the initial effect of dropping sp puely because everyone wanted 139 g/t at al the holes, that was unlikely to happen, 3.78 g/t is commercial.
Staying put because if there is just a whiff of talks with a major this will take off, simple but fair play to day traders if they can make money doing that, braver than me and quite skilled at geting the timing right.
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