RE:RE:RE:RE:CDN gold over $3,000 $$ Soon ?Or else they are hunkering down for a long permitting process... If you think about it, they don't need a COO (based on JD) or VP of Engineering as it will be all on permitting for the next X number of years - so they are trimming the fat ahead of this process.
Equally, the opposite can be said - Rio don't need these roles or positions if they take over.
My view is Rio aren't going to make an offer until there is a concrete announcement on grid connection process being started but even then I can imagine they will find new hoops to jump through before.they make an offer.