RE: Rio Tinto video presenationStarvation is a powerful motivator....and lack of alternatives.
They had no way of knowing what was under there. And if someone offered to not only find out, but give them a healthy chunk of anything that might be there, for free, it was hard tp pass up.
They had nothing but a piece of unknown ground.
This way they are able to fund exploring what isn't under the JV.
Only hind-sight is 20-20.