Funding and PumpingSeems to me it takes a while longer to organise a private placement, and that the wheels would have been in motion before Rio's suprise announcement. In fact, I would be interested to see who got in on that placement. Rio themselves haha.
Anyway, there is lots of news on the horizon that will do the job of Pumping better than any McNeil could. Rio acceptance? Results? Some big Pink Diamond? muhahaha.