RE:RE:RE:RE:Rio TintoThe NWT is trying to revise its mining regulations, and this includes its royalty regime. While it understands the value of production for diamonds (raw vs cut) they seem to struggle with recent production potential (REE and NICO). Diamonds and these last two items hav very little value as concentrates, and atain their full value after processing. Tough to collect a decent royalty on a low value product. Gold, silver, lead and zinc pay the bills and are much easier to evaluate.
Still struggling.