RE:RE:Article by A.J. Roan: Mining News North Thanks Steve. Encourage eveyone to reread the PR on MMC investing (March 2023), specifically what they're asking for & what they get.
MMC already gets the right to negotiate offtake through mid 2025 at least. It's not like they're gathering information, running their models, and then deciding whether they want the offtake. Assuming the geotech/hydrogeological driling is for gathering information for permitting.
In other words, on paper at least, Rio shouldn't have to wait for this. They might use as an excuse to continue slow rolling us, but I see the two programs (MMC's, and Rio's 2022 work) as independent.