Rio Tinto's staking around BIG encourages investment in BIG
Considering Rio Tinto's active staking around the Hercules property and the public availability of all the well-mineralized deep hole core photos that were previewed by some of the majors inside BIG's core shack, it would be sensible for Rio Tinto to initiate a position in BIG. The likelihood of BIG's property serving as a significant extension to Rio Tinto's newly staked land adds additional incentive to this strategic move.
Personally, I would not be surprised to see Rio Tinto stake land further out on the West side of the "Potential Early Porphyry Center" shown in today's NR fig-1.