RE:"we are way better off midnight sun going it alone"
The fact is Rio were falling behind in what they promised to do . They fell short on their drilling and on their spend . Time was running out for them to earn their 50 % so decided to drop it , . Midnight Sun acquire a mountain of very granular data that they could never have done on their own and take back 100% of the licences .
Bringing Dorling's expertise to the table is a huge benefit and I am totally intrigued by the "crunch " which Rio seemingly ignored